Patent ID: 7163041
Filing Date: 2007-01-16
Classification: B60C

Abstract:
1. A tool head and a handle, said tool head having a tire engaging surface and a wheel rim engaging surface, said tool head being connected to a first end of said handle; wherein said handle has a substantially U-shaped portion positioned adjacent said tool head, said substantially U-shaped portion being sized and configured to be received within a space formed between first and second diametrically opposed surfaces of a wheel rim when said wheel rim engaging surface is engaged with said wheel rim; and wherein said substantially U-shaped portion of said handle comprises: (i) a first handle segment having a first axis oriented at a first angle with respect to a longitudinal axis of said tire tool, and (ii) a second handle segment having a second axis oriented at a second angle with respect to said longitudinal axis; wherein said first and second angles are oblique angles.