Tire spreader

- Vix Design Products, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a tire spreader showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a left side elevational view, the right side elevational view being a mirror image thereto;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view; and

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
1639506 August 1927 Hughes
1760719 May 1930 Rekenthaler
2073510 March 1937 Bishman
2223915 December 1940 Lambert
2310891 February 1943 Branick
2497813 February 1950 Darr
2732174 January 1956 Kossman
2821361 January 1958 Marks
2855180 October 1958 Douglass
3880220 April 1975 Bunts
Foreign Patent Documents
865063 April 1940 FRX
Other references
  • Tire Spreaders publication, p. 112.
Patent History
Patent number: D320617
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 24, 1989
Date of Patent: Oct 8, 1991
Assignee: Vix Design Products, Inc. (Forest City, IA)
Inventors: Ronald E. Haugen (Forest City, IA), David T. Murphy (Forest City, IA)
Primary Examiner: Bruce W. Dunkins
Assistant Examiner: Antoine D. Davis
Law Firm: Burd, Bartz & Gutenkauf
Application Number: 7/342,446
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Miscellaneous (D15/199)