A balance weight for balancing vehicle wheels comprising a weight portion and a separate holding clip which is adapted to engage the weight portion in any of a number of radial positions with respect to the wheel and to also engage a rim flange upon the vehicle wheel to thereby attach the weight portion to the wheel. A tool is provided for applying the weight to the rim flange which applies diametrically opposed forces to the rim flange and the weight and also applies a third force, perpendicular to the first two forces, which urges the holding clip into the weight portion.
A tool for installing a spring clip for clipping together extensions for sheet metal. An angled handle terminates in an extended underlip at an operating end. A jaw having a flat bottom face and a hooked end is pivotally affixed, offset from the underlip. The underlip is curved to form a pushing face, opposed to the hook on the jaw. The tool is used to install a spring clip on sheet metal extensions, placing one end of the spring clip across a sheet metal extension and hooking the sheet metal extension and clip together with a jaw hook. By pivoting down the handle, the underlip presses against the opposing sheet metal extension forcing the extensions together and forcing the jaw face down over the spring clamp clipping the clamp over the sheet metal extensions, installing the clip.
A combination tool for installation and crimping TDC clips for fastening sections sheet metal fabrication one to another having first and second levers. The levers are secured at a common pivot point with the levers each having opposing first and second jaws. The first jaw means has a cross-sectional configuration which is substantially similar to the cross-sectional configuration of the TDC clip. The second jaw pivotally opposes the first jaw for securing the TDC clip for placement and is configured so as to provide a surface for crimping the TDC clip once the clip is positioned.
A wheel balance weight attached to a wheel of an automobile. The weight body has an engaging groove with which one end portion of the engaging member engages. Opened end portions of the weight body defining the engaging groove are caulked over the one end portion to form pawl portions. Thus, the one end of the engaging member is fixed to the engaging groove of the weight body.
A wheel balance weight is made from ductile cast iron and is formed by casting. The wheel balance weight includes a weight body accurately extending along a flange of a wheel and a clip coupled to the weight body. The weight body includes a groove at a longitudinally central portion of the weight body. The clip is fit into the groove and is fixed to the weight body by caulking the width sides of the groove. The weight body may have a pillar at a bottom surface of the groove and a clip may have an aperture for accommodating the pillar pass through. By caulking a head of the pillar after letting the pillar pass through the aperture of the clip, coupling of the weight body with the clip is strengthened.
A vehicle wheel weight includes a mass portion cold-formed of nonlead material adapted to be juxtaposed against a wheel rim. The mass portion defines a clip securement cavity formed therein which is seamless at its respective ends. A clip made of spring steel is also provided. The clip has an attachment portion inserted into and retained in the clip securement cavity such that an end of the attachment portion is located entirely within the mass portion and the clip is fixed to the mass portion. The clip further has an extended portion for engaging the wheel rim.
