Patent ID: 9718307
Date: 2017-08-01
CPC Classifications: B60B,B66C,B66F

Claim:
1. A tire handler for movement and manipulation of tires and wheels for large vehicles comprising: a suspension arm with a front end and a rear end; a hoist attachment hook connected to the suspension arm and selectively horizontally movable along at least a portion of the suspension arm; an arm articulation member connected to the suspension arm near the rear end of the suspension arm, wherein the arm articulation member comprises a left arm hinge and a right arm hinge; a left arm extending generally-downward from the left arm hinge of the arm articulation member and a right arm extending generally-downward from the right arm hinge of the arm articulation member; a generally-planar platform connected at a left end to left arm and connected at a right end to the right arm, wherein the platform is configured to have a selectively adjustable width; a left tire support roller extending from a forward left side of the platform and a right tire support roller extending from a forward right side of the platform, wherein at least one of the left tire support roller or the right tire support roller is configured to be turned by a user to cause rotational movement of a tire.