After a quarter of a century of intermittent work on an invention to make changing truck tyres safer and easier, a Western Australian truck driver has had his lightbulb moment.

But for someone with no experience in the inventing game, the administration involved in moving it from an idea, to a physical invention, to a saleable item, was no easy feat.

Brendon Noakes began designing the "jaq strap", a tool that can be used to jack up a truck for tyre changing, after years of noticing the dangers and exhaustion that come from changing truck tyres the traditional way.

"Working in Hedland the last seven or so years, I see a lot of 50, 60, 70-year-old year old guys struggling in the 50 degree heat, changing tires," he said.

"This will just make it so much easier.

"And the Superquad's up there are 60 metres long — to carry all that equipment 60 metres there and back is a lot of hard work."

Three weeks ago, the elements needed to finish the design "just clicked" for Mr Noakes and he began creating the jaq strap — just in time for the Newdegate Machinery Field Day invention awards, where he won the new release award.

Paperwork proves difficult

Mr Noakes said the paperwork associated with inventing a new tool was daunting, and without help he would have struggled.

"I don't even own a computer, I don't know anything about patenting," he said.

"My boss, Chris Pavlovich, put my on to the business centre in Albany and they had a look and said 'we're going to patent it, we're going to protect it for you and we want to keep the industry in Albany if it takes off'."

The Albany Business Centre is a not-for-profit organisation to assist businesses in the early developmental stage.

Mr Noakes said if he could offer advice to aspiring inventors it would be that plans will eventually come together.