Patent ID: 9550278
Date: 2017-01-24
CPC Classifications: B25B,B60C

Claim:
1. A tire bead locking tool comprising: a body having a spoon-shaped handle at a first end; a first jaw connected to the body at a second end, the first jaw having a front plate at a first end of the first jaw, the front plate is angled so that the front plate and the first jaw together form a space; a second jaw pivotally connected to the body and located to oppose and pivot independently of the first jaw; a back plate having a first end with a first width that is wider than the body and a second end with a tapered second width with respect to the first width, wherein the back plate is configured to engage a sidewall of a tire on a first side and has a curved gripping surface on a second side to grip a first side of a tire rim, and wherein the back plate forms the first jaw; a wide member having the curved gripping surface and integrally attached to the back plate at the first end, wherein the wide member is parallel to a longer axis of the body and is wider than the body; a locking mechanism pivotally coupled to the body and configured to selectively lock the first and the second jaws in a relative position with respect to each other; and a resilient member positioned in the space formed between the front plate and the first jaw and located between the first and second jaws, the resilient member configured to engage a second side of the tire rim, wherein the spoon-shaped handle has a surface defining a hole that receives an adjusting screw that adjusts to position of the first and second jaws.