Patents by Inventor Joseph Rizzo

Joseph Rizzo has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 4023820
    Abstract: A vehicle tire removing device including a tire iron connectable to a vehicle body in a fixed working position adjacent the tire to be removed from the rim of the wheel of the vehicle. The vehicle wheel may be rotated about its axle in a normal manner while the tire iron is in a working position to remove the tire from the rim of the wheel of the vehicle without removing the wheel from the vehicle axle. The vehicle tire removing device includes an improved fork means for bicycles and other vehicles having fork held wheel axles. The improved fork means provides a tire and the tube removal space between one end portion of the axle and one arm of the fork.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1975
    Date of Patent: May 17, 1977
    Inventors: Catherine L. Rizzo, Joseph Rizzo