Versatile tire lever

Details Versatile tire lever Versatile tire lever

1998-05-14

1999-11-09

Scherbel, David A.

Wheelwright machines

Rubber tire mounting and/or demounting apparatus

For tire retaining ring

157 11, B60C 2504

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059795328

ABSTRACT:
A tire lever is adopted for use in removing a tire having a bead from a bicycle wheel rim having a plurality of spokes disposed thereon. The lever includes an elongated body having an axis, and including a tire engagement end for engaging the bead of the tire, a top surface, a bottom surface, a side surface connecting the top and bottom surfaces, and walls projecting from opposite side surfaces defining engagement surfaces for engaging one of the spokes. The engagement surfaces have axial lengths greater than the distance between the top and bottom surfaces and forms an acute angle with the axis.

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Quentin 1997 Master Buying Guide, published prior to May 14, 1997, cover pages and p. 400.

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