公开(公告)号：US12128709B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-29

申请号：US17990400

申请日：2022-11-18

Applicant: The Reinalt-Thomas Corporation

Inventor： Shannon Comstock

IPC: B60B31/06

CPC classification number: B60B31/06 ,  B60B2320/16

Abstract: A device configured to remove a hubcap from a wheel of a vehicle without using torque or leverage applied against a component that is not the hubcap is disclosed. The device is configured to remove the hubcap by applying a force to the hubcap along a first axis that is perpendicular to the hubcap. The device comprises a shaft and a slide hammer. The shaft includes a first end and a second end. The first end includes a hook having a degree of bend greater than 90 degrees. The slide hammer is coupled to the shaft between the first end and the second end. A first force acting on the slide hammer along a first axis perpendicular to the hubcap in a first direction away from the wheel causes the hook to apply a second force to the hubcap along the first axis in the first direction.

公开(公告)号：US20240165993A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-23

申请号：US17990400

申请日：2022-11-18

Applicant: The Reinalt-Thomas Corporation

Inventor： Shannon Comstock

IPC: B60B31/06

CPC classification number: B60B31/06 ,  B60B2320/16

Abstract: A device configured to remove a hubcap from a wheel of a vehicle without using torque or leverage applied against a component that is not the hubcap is disclosed. The device is configured to remove the hubcap by applying a force to the hubcap along a first axis that is perpendicular to the hubcap. The device comprises a shaft and a slide hammer. The shaft includes a first end and a second end. The first end includes a hook having a degree of bend greater than 90 degrees. The slide hammer is coupled to the shaft between the first end and the second end. A first force acting on the slide hammer along a first axis perpendicular to the hubcap in a first direction away from the wheel causes the hook to apply a second force to the hubcap along the first axis in the first direction.