Patents Assigned to Pro-Tate Systems, Inc.
  • Patent number: 9969214
    Abstract: Improved wheel removal tools may include a frame, one or more removal members movably coupled to the frame and one or more connection members coupled to a respective removal member. In operation, the frame may be attached to the wheel, such as at one or more wheel studs or bolts, and the connection members may be attached to the wheel, such as by engaging apertures in the wheel. The base may be configured to leverage the wheel studs—rather than the axle hub—during the wheel removal process. Once engaged with the wheel, the removal members may be moved away from the wheel by an operator so that the connection members pull the wheel to dislodge the seized wheel from the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Pro-Tate Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: James Gesto