Kick Start Tire Spoon and Grip for a Kick Start Tire Spoon

摘要

A tire spoon for mounting or removing a tire from a wheel rim includes a spoon, and an elongated shaft. The spoon can be inserted between a wheel rim and a tire disposed thereon. The elongated shaft defines a lever arm that is distal from the spoon and that is configured to receive and transfer a lever force to the spoon to flex a portion of the tire about the wheel rim. A force member extends transversely from the shaft proximate to the spoon and between the spoon and the lever arm, and is configured to receive and transfer a pushing force to the spoon to drive the spoon between the tire and the wheel rim. A grip portion of the spoon has at least one groove configured to grip a surface of the tire and/or wheel rim.

主权项

1. A tire spoon, comprising:
a spoon that is configured to be inserted between a wheel rim and a tire disposed on the wheel rim; an elongated shaft that extends from the spoon, that defines a lever arm which is distal from the spoon and which is configured to receive a lever force and transfer the lever force to the spoon to enable the spoon to flex a portion of the tire about the wheel rim; and a force member that extends transversely out from the shaft at a location on the shaft that is proximate to the spoon and between the spoon and the lever arm, and that is configured to receive a pushing force and transfer the pushing force to the spoon to enable the spoon to be driven between the tire and the wheel rim.