Abstract: A removable tire stud of the present disclosure provides a stud and tool to remove the same. The removable tire stud includes a solid hexagonal shaped head portion having a top surface, the head portion being continuous with a shank portion. The shank portion including an unthreaded neck proximal to the head and a threaded portion with a blunt tip. The thread extends from the blunt tip to the unthreaded neck, and a first portion of the thread is sharpened to cut through rubber of a tire. A notched flange is fixed to the head portion proximal to the shank portion. The notched flange has two diametrically opposed notches in an outer edge thereof, and each notch is centered on a vertex of the hexagonal shaped head.
Abstract: A removable stud, tool for inserting and removing the stud and kits comprising the studs and tool are provided. The removable stud comprises a hexagonal head portion connected to a threaded pointed shank portion. The hexagonal head portion includes a notched flange portion that has two diametrically opposed notches that are each centered on a vertex of the hexagonal head. The tool includes a wrench head comprising a neck with two substantially diametrically opposed walls extended therefrom. Each wall has an interior face configured to receive a vertex of the hexagonal head of the stud and a tip portion configured for the notch of the stud.