Patent ID: 7261136
Filing Date: 2007-08-28
Classification: B60C

Abstract:
1. A tire mounting tool for mounting a first bead and a second bead of a tire on a rim, the tire mounting tool comprising: a handle; and a working end extending generally radially outward from said handle, said working end including a tip adapted to be inserted between the rim and a bead of the tire, a body portion extending axially inward as it extends radially inward from said tip, and an extension having a first portion extending radially inward from said body portion and a second portion extending radially inward from said first portion connecting said extension to said handle, wherein said first portion extends radially a distance orthogonal to the handle, said distance of said first portion adapted for receipt between the beads of the tire and wherein said second portion extends axially outward relative to said first portion, said first portion defining a first clearance between said second portion and said body portion, and said second portion then extending radially inward and axially inward toward said handle to define a second clearance between said handle and said first portion adapted to receive the second bead of the tire as the first bead of the tire is mounted.