CA2105036A1

CA2105036A1 - Tire lifting device

Info

Publication number: CA2105036A1
Application number: CA 2105036
Authority: CA
Inventors: Richard Marcou
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1993-08-27
Filing date: 1993-08-27
Publication date: 1995-02-28

Abstract

ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
The present invention relates to a device which is designed for the sole purpose of lifting wheel/tires as in the changing of flat tires on trucks and automobiles it is a strategically bent flat piece of metal that utilises the lever principle enabling the lifting of wheel/tires up to the wheel lugs with little skill and effort from the user.

Description

r ~ 1 IJ ~ u ~ 6 TIRE LIFTING DEVICE.
This lnvention relates to the fleld of tlre and wheel changlng on automobiles and small trucks, and speciflcally to utiliz~ng the lever principle to ll~t an automobile or sm~ll truck tire during a tire changing procedure. One hand li~ts the wheel vertically whllst utilizing the invention and the other hand guides the wheel ln question onto the wheel lugs. The procedure is completed by utillzing the ll~ting capabilltles of thls invention whose sole purpose is the ll~tlng b~ wheels/tlres the 3 to 4 inches requlred to get the said wheel/tire ~rom the vertlcal posltlon wlthio the wheel well and the ~round upon whlch It stand~i up to the lugs where the wheel is attached to the vehicle by tightening several lug nuts.
Thls tlre ll~tlng capabillty ls achieved through the utlllzation of a flat plece o metal strategically bent and shaped so as to provide both balance and the requlred vertlcal ll~t of a few lnches while utilizing a minimum amount of effort and mechanical skill on behalf of the user.
It is understood by anyone famillar with the need to perlodically change a tire on a vehicle that lt ls extremely dlfflcult ~or most people to ll~t a wheel~tlre the ~ew lnches ~rom the ground up to the wheel assembly lugs; not only does one run the rlsk of physlcal lnJury but ones clothes can be solled or rulned.
20 The wheel/tlre ll~ting devlce descrlbed ls stralght ~orward and slmple to produce wlth a one step bendlng procedure utlllzlng hl~h pressure steel pres.fie~n Fl~ure 1 li~ the vlew o~ an autonobile in the posltion required in order to replace or change a wheel/tire and it depicts how an indlvldual would uise the Inventlon to ll~t a wheel/tire up onto the lugs.

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~"~ " ~ i ' - t i""~' ~:`~ i i i Flgure 2 is the vlew o~ the device lylng flat and ls a top plaln view.
Flgure 3 Is a slde elevatlon s~Iowlng the bends requlred to produce a a requlred 3 to 4 lnch ll~t.
Partlcular reference to the numbers withln the lllustrations refer to slmllar parts ln each o~ the ~ illustrations.
Thls tool ls a single plece o 1at metal which constltutes the devlce;
there are no attachments or protruslons it ls simply a ~lat bar of uni~orm dlameter that has a ew hend.~ put ln lt. The handle part where one places thelr hand as ln Flgure 1 ls anywhere between number 4 and 5, the closer 10 to number 5 that your hand Is placed the less e~fort requlred. Polnt 5 ls th~ extreme end o~ the handie whlch has a hole punched in it as is shown ln Flgure 1 and 2 , the sole purpose oi the hole Is to asslst ln hanglng the devloe on A wall; the handles end ls square cut. The ~ulcrum point and ;~
stablllzlng base that rests on the ground ls deplcted as polnt 2 In all three lllustrations.
The bend ln the bar that produces the exact ll~t capablllty on thls tool Is deplcted as polnt 3 ln all three lllustratlons. Polnt 1 ln all three Illustratlons ls a squared end llke polnt 5 , and ls consldered the actlon end that actually comes lnto contact and goes under the tlre ln order to ~acllltate the llft.

The operatlon o~ the Tlre Li~ting Device takes place when a wheel/tlre ls in the wheel well resting on the ground In a vertical position and now needs to be ~!"",.,~.' JlUaV~6 lifted to the lugs.
By grasping the tire li~ting ~evice with one hand anywhere between points 4 and .5 which is the handle area and wlth the ~ree hand pla~ce lt un top of the tire as shown in Flgure 1 . While tilting the tire away rom you place the action end of the tool ( p~ t 1 ) under the tire with the lulcrum ~ point 2 ~ restlng on the ground.
You are now ready to li~t the wheel/tire onto the wheel assembly lugs ~y pUSllillg gently down on the handle end of the tool (point 5 ~ which wlll cause the action end o the tool ~polnt 1 ) whleh is under the tire to rlse. The stahility is obtained during this activity by (point 2 ) the -;
fulcrum and base whicll are firmly Otl the ~round.
~en the holes ln the wheeljtire are aligned with the lugs on the wheel assembly slmply push the tire onto the lugs with the hand that is restlng oll the top o~ the tlre as in.Flgure 1, release the Tire Lifting Tool and tlghten the lug nuts.

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Claims

THE EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION IN WHICH AN EXCLUSIVE PROPERTY OR PRIVILEGES
CLAIMED ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS.

1: The wheel/tire lifting device compromising a flat metal bar which has been bent to form a fulcrum that enables the lever principle to be utilized when lifting wheels on cars and or trucks to a position in alignment with the lugs on the wheel assembly and the lug holes on the tire and rim, known as the wheel as in the case when changing a tire.