Patent ID: 7533606

Claim:
A tool for compressing a run flat device, comprising: a spool having a rotational axis; a detachable elongated rigid stabilizer coupled to the spool; a first rigid member that is separated from the rotational axis of the spool in a radial direction of the spool and the first rigid member revolves around the rotational axis of the spool when the spool rotates; and a belt that forms a closed loop, which extends from a first side of the run flat device towards the spool, threads between the spool and the first rigid member, extends away from the spool towards a second side of the run flat device, and wraps around the run flat device from the second side of the run flat device to the first side of the run flat device, wherein the spool is located inside of the closed loop and the first rigid member is located outside of the closed loop, wherein, when the spool rotates, the first rigid member engages the belt to wrap the belt around the spool, and wherein as the belt wraps around the spool, an effective length of the belt decreases to compress the run flat device.