Patent Application
20210114409
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The disclosure relates to decoupling devices and more particularly pertains to a new decoupling device for removing a center cap from a wheel hub.
The prior art relates to decoupling devices.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a hook that is coupled to a first end of a cable. The hook is configured to be inserted into a slot that is positioned in a center cap that is coupled to a hub of a wheel. A coupler that is coupled to a second end of the cable is configured to selectively couple to a pry rod proximate to a first endpoint of the pry rod. A user positions a second endpoint of the pry rod on a tire proximate to a rim of the wheel. The cable is configured to transfer a force applied to the pry rod by the user to the hook to decouple the center cap from the hub. With the center cap removed, the lug nuts of the wheel are accessible to the user.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
As best illustrated in
A coupler 18 that is coupled to a second end 20 of the cable 16 is configured to selectively couple to a pry rod proximate to a first endpoint of the pry rod. A user can then position a second endpoint of the pry rod on a tire proximate to a rim of the wheel. The cable 16 is configured to transfer a force that is applied to the pry rod by the user to the hook 12 to decouple the center cap from the hub, as shown in
The hook 12 comprises a bar 24 that is arcuate distal from the cable 16 so that the bar 24 is configured to be hooked onto the center cap when inserted into the slot that is positioned in the center cap. A bend 26 is positioned in the bar 24 proximate to a first terminus 28 of the bar 24. The cable 16 is coupled to the bar 24 between the bend 26 and the first terminus 28. The bend 26 is configured to offset the force that is applied through the cable 16 to the hook 12 to enhance coupling of the hook 12 to the center cap. The bend 26 is substantially 90 degrees.
In use, the hook 12 is inserted into the slot that is positioned in the center cap. The pry rod is inserted through the loop 22 so that the cable 16 is coupled to the pry rod and so that the second end 20 of the pry rod is positioned on the tire proximate to the rim. The user then applies the force to the pry rod, with the force being transferred through the cable 16 to the hook 12. The center cap thus is decoupled from the hub.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.
