Originally Posted by
Gresp15C
Just as an amusing aside, this patent shows that stubborn tires and clever gadgets for changing them are neither new nor unique to bikes:
https://patentimages.storage.googlea.../US1122599.pdf
The tool confronts a problem that seems quite similar to modern tubeless-ready rims and tires.
Great find. Thank you.
Note, by the way, that the cross-section of the tire shows that there are no wires embedded at the bottom edges of the tire. Thus, that is a true clincher tire. The tires we call clinchers are more properly described as wired-on tires.