US Patent Issued on Dec. 9 for "Devices and methods for changing a vehicle tire" (Illinois Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,491,735, issued on Dec. 9.

"Devices and methods for changing a vehicle tire" was invented by Jeremiah W. Carvell (Chicago).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed are devices and methods for changing a vehicle wheel. The devices include an elongated shaft, a wrench portion coupled to a first end of the elongated shaft, a lever portion coupled to a second end of the elongated shaft, the lever portion including: a foot pedal configured to cause a socket to apply a first torque to a fastener; a hand grip configured to cause the socket to apply a second torque to the fastener; and a first opening and a second opening, the first opening and th...