US 12,246,564 B2
Disabled vehicle moving device including flexible tire sleeve and cover
Robert Kosi Tette, Oak Park, MI (US); and Ryan O. Brown, Columbia, TN (US)
Assigned to GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US)
Filed by GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US)
Filed on Mar. 31, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/709,617.
Prior Publication US 2023/0311594 A1, Oct. 5, 2023
Int. Cl. B60C 27/16 (2006.01); B60C 19/00 (2006.01); B60C 27/02 (2006.01)
CPC B60C 27/16 (2013.01) [B60C 19/00 (2013.01); B60C 27/0238 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A disabled vehicle moving device configured to allow movement of a vehicle, comprising:
a sleeve made of a flexible material and configured to be mounted over a radially outer surface of a tire/wheel assembly of the vehicle that is locked from rotation;
a cover made of a flexible material and configured to be mounted over the sleeve and the tire/wheel assembly of the vehicle; and
a lubricant arranged between the sleeve and the cover,
wherein the cover rotates relative to the sleeve and the tire/wheel assembly to allow the vehicle to be moved.