A tire spoon for mounting or removing a tire from a wheel rim includes a spoon, and an elongated shaft. The spoon can be inserted between a wheel rim and a tire disposed thereon. The elongated shaft defines a lever arm that is distal from the spoon and that is configured to receive and transfer a lever force to the spoon to flex a portion of the tire about the wheel rim. A force member extends transversely from the shaft proximate to the spoon and between the spoon and the lever arm, and is configured to receive and transfer a pushing force to the spoon to drive the spoon between the tire and the wheel rim. A grip portion of the spoon has at least one groove configured to grip a surface of the tire and/or wheel rim.


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    Title :

    Kick Start Tire Spoon and Grip for a Kick Start Tire Spoon


    Contributors:
    WHITE MICHAEL (author) / GWILT JAMES (author) / KOCHIE ROBERT (author) / BETCHER LARRY (author) / JENSEN ROBERT (author)

    Publication date :

    2015-10-01


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B60C VEHICLE TYRES , Fahrzeugreifen



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