US 11,906,386 B2
Wheel balancing tool
Adam Miller, Novi, MI (US); and Eric Cohen, Novi, MI (US)
Assigned to Nissan North America Inc., Franklin, TN (US)
Filed by Nissan North America, Inc., Franklin, TN (US)
Filed on Dec. 20, 2018, as Appl. No. 16/228,694.
Prior Publication US 2020/0200639 A1, Jun. 25, 2020
Int. Cl. G01M 1/32 (2006.01); F16F 15/32 (2006.01); F16F 15/34 (2006.01)
CPC G01M 1/326 (2013.01) [F16F 15/324 (2013.01); F16F 15/345 (2013.01); F16F 2230/0029 (2013.01); F16F 2230/0047 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A wheel balancing tool comprising:
a body member including a notch configured to be aligned with a balancing mark on a rim of a vehicle wheel;
an attachment member connected to the body member, the attachment member including at least one hook configured to attach the tool to the wheel rim; and
an alignment member extending outwardly from the body portion and configured to indicate an attachment position on the wheel for a balancing weight, the alignment member tapering to a pointed tip to indicate the attachment position for the balancing weight, the pointed tip being a lowermost point of the wheel balancing tool and located away from the wheel rim.