TIRE LIFTING BARS

Abstract

A rim mounted tire lifting bar including a feature on a first end to allow lifting of rim up tires and a feature on the second end on lifting of rim down tires for tires mounted on a rim. A second bar includes an element on one end to engage the lip of one tire sidewall and allow tipping up of the tire when the tires not mounted on a rim. These may either be sold separately or sold together as a kit.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of rim mounted tire lifting bar.

FIG. 2 is a top perspective view of a first end of the bar shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a top perspective view of the second end of the bar shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the first end of the tool of FIG. 1 in use on a rim down wheel.

FIG. 5 is a top perspective detail of FIG. 4 showing the first end of the tool of FIG. 1.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of showing a rim up wheel being tipped up using the second end of the tool of FIG. 1.

FIG. 7 is a perspective of a tilted up wheel engaged with the same end of the tool of FIG. 1 shown in FIG. 6.

FIG. 8 is a top perspective view of rimless tire lifting a bar.

FIG. 9 is a side profile view of the tool in FIG. 8.

FIG. 10 is a hook end detail of the tool of FIG. 8.

FIG. 11 is a view of the tool of FIG. 8 being used with a rimless tire.

FIG. 12 is a view of the tool of FIG. 8 as the rimless tire is lifted.

Claims

1. A tire lifting tool comprising: an elongate bar having a first end and a second end;a means for lifting a rim up tire on said first end of said elongate bar; anda means for lifting a rim down tire on said second end of said elongate bar.

2. The tool of claim 1, wherein said means for lifting a rim up tire includes a stop flange.

3. The tool of claim 1, wherein said means for lifting a rim down tire includes a resilient crossbar positioned such that during tire lifting the resilient crossbar contacts an outer rim location.

4. A tire lifting tool comprising: an elongate bar having a first end and a second end;at least one cylinder on said first end of said elongate bar, said at least one cylinder sized to fit into a large tire lug nut hole;a terminal lever arm positioned at said second end of said elongate bar, said terminal lever arm having a raised lip at a distal end of said terminal lever arm;a vertically substantially-perpendicular crossbar on said elongate bar proximate to a proximal end of said terminal lever arm; anda laterally substantially-perpendicular crossbar attached to said vertically substantially-perpendicular crossbar.

5. The tool of claim 4, wherein said at least one cylinder includes an upper cylinder and a lower cylinder, said lower cylinder having a greater diameter than said upper cylinder, said upper and lower cylinders joined end to end.

6. The tool of claim 5, further comprising an annular flange at the base of said lower cylinder.

7. The tool of claim 4, wherein said terminal lever arm is wedge shaped.

8. The tool of claim 4, wherein said tool has a hard anodized surface.

9. The tool of claim 4, further including a resilient member mounted on said laterally substantially-perpendicular crossbar.

10. A tire lifting tool comprising: an elongate bar;a crossbar attached to one end of the elongate bar;a pair of spaced tire engaging hooks mounted on said elongate cross bar; anda diagonal strut attached to said elongate bar such that one end of said diagonal strut presses against a truck tire sidewall when said tire engaging hooks are placed inside a tire.

11. The tool of claim 10, wherein said elongate bar has an angled section onto which said crossbar and said diagonal strut are mounted.

12. The tool of claim 10, wherein said diagonal strut includes a terminal face plate.

13. A kit for lifting a rim mounted tire and a rimless tire comprising: a first tool for lifting a rim mounted tire including: a first elongate bar having a first end and a second end;a means for lifting a rim up tire on said first end of said first elongate bar; anda means for lifting a rim down tire on said second end of said first elongate bar;a second tool for lifting a rimless tire comprising: a second elongate bar;a crossbar attached to one end of the second elongate bar;a pair of spaced tire engaging hooks mounted on said crossbar; anda strut means for pressing against a tire sidewall when said hooks are placed inside the rimless tire.