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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120080151 | TIRE TOOL PROVIDING IMPROVED ACCESS TO VALVE HOLE Embodiments generally relate to a tire tool. In one embodiment, the tire tool includes a handle, and a first arm attached to the handle at a first arm proximal end, where the first arm includes a first arm distal end that is distant from the handle. The tire tool also i... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20110284170 | Device and method for changing the rotational angle position of a pneumatic tire on a wheel rim Disclosed is a device for changing the rotational angle position of a pneumatic tire relative to a rim, on which the pneumatic tire is fitted to the rim, comprising a manipulating device (1) with a gripper (2) adapted to be rotated by a positionable rotary... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110253317 | Jet Assisted Tubeless Tire Seating Device A nozzle for seating a tubeless tire on a rim using pressurized gas includes an outlet, a jet configured to accept pressurized gas and emit a stream of gas through an orifice into a chamber. As the stream of gas enters the chamber, the Venturi effect causes air to enter... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110100558 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MOUNTING AND REMOVING TYRES ON AND FROM RESPECTIVE WHEEL RIMS An apparatus (1) for mounting and removing a tyre (2) on and from a respective rim (3) comprises: a movement element (9) for moving a bead (2a) of the tyre (2) in order to insert/remove the bead (2a) into/fr... | 05/05/2011 |
| 20100288444 | USE OF COLORED INDICIA ON TIRES AS A DESIGNATOR A tire or rim for use on a racing vehicle comprising colored indicia disposed on a sidewall of the tire wherein the color marking is configured to be used as a designator. The colored indicia can designate, among other things, 1) left or right side installation of the t... | 11/18/2010 |
| 20100263801 | Inflation Work Station An inflation work station for inflating a tire-wheel assembly including a tire mounted to a wheel is disclosed. The inflation work station includes a working device having an end effecter. The end effecter includes a wheel-engaging plunger member, a retaining apparatus ... | 10/21/2010 |
| 20100180996 | PAIR OF TIRES FOR MOTORCYCLE AND METHOD OF USING TIRES FOR MOTORCYCLE A tread portion of a tire 1 to be mounted to a front wheel is divided in the tire widthwise direction into three regions comprising the center tread region A and respective shoulder tread regions C. Two types of tread rubber are used for the tread portion of the ... | 07/22/2010 |
| 20100096059 | RUNFLAT DEVICE AND A METHOD FOR FITTING THE SAME The present invention relates to a runflat device arranged to be disposed within a wheel well of a wheel having a rim (5) for securing a tyre (1), the device comprising a valve assembly (7, 8, 9, 10) arranged to be secured to the wheel and a plurali... | 04/22/2010 |
| 20100071855 | MOUNTING DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR MOUNTING AND DISMOUNTING A VEHICLE TIRE ON AND FROM A RIM The invention refers to a mounting device for mounting or dismounting a vehicle tire on a wheel rim, the wheel rim or the wheel being supported on a mounting table and a pressing-down device being provided for sliding the vehicle tire on the wheel rim. 03/25/2010 | |
| 20090236046 | Tire bead guide device of tire mounting/dismounting apparatus A tire bead guide device of a tire mounting/dismounting apparatus is provided which separates a tire bead from a wheel rim without causing damage to a tire and improves the efficiency of the operation of exchanging the tire. An expandable arm arranged so as to be close ... | 09/24/2009 |
| 20090211677 | MODULAR TIRE ASSEMBLY The present invention is generally related to a tire assembly comprising a plurality of non-pneumatic tires removably disposed on a single rim.... | 08/27/2009 |
| 20090194239 | Tire Stand A method and apparatus for centering a tire on a wheel for concentrically mounting the tire on the wheel. The tire and wheel assembly are placed on an arched member which gravitationally centers assembly on the arched member. Further, the arched member is also a rest fo... | 08/06/2009 |
| 20090165619 | APPARATUS FOR, AND METHODS OF, DISPOSING OF TYRES A tyre cutting apparatus includes a body member defining a mounting formation for mounting to a support structure. A cutting assembly is supported by the body member. The cutting assembly comprises a control member and a cutting unit, for cutting the tyre. The control m... | 07/02/2009 |
| 20090145518 | MODULAR TIRE INFLATOR A tire inflation apparatus for inflating a tire mounted on a rim comprises an inflation head mounted to a moveable inflation shaft of a head position cylinder and an assist cylinder mounted to a frame member, with the frame member and assist cylinder positioned above th... | 06/11/2009 |
| 20090084506 | System and Method for Assembling a Tire and a Wheel An apparatus for assembling a tire and a wheel is disclosed. The apparatus includes a single-cell workstation including a device that retains a wheel, and a plurality of sub-stations. The device moves the wheel to each of the plurality of sub-stations, without releasing... | 04/02/2009 |
| 20080289772 | Method and Apparatus For Mounting a Tire Methods and apparatus for mounting a tire onto a wheel rim are provided. The wheel rim has an inside bead seat and an outside bead seat for receipt of an inside bead and an outside bead of the tire respectively. The wheel rim may also have a seat for receipt of a suppor... | 11/27/2008 |
| 20080123107 | Method of and apparatus for determining geometrical dimensions of a wheel rim, in particular when fitting and/or removing a motor vehicle tyre An apparatus for and a method of fitting or removing a motor vehicle tyre 4 comprising a rotatably supported wheel receiving device 2 to which the rim 3 is to be fixed, at least one fitting or removal tool 5, a rotary drive device 10 f... | 05/29/2008 |
| 20070256794 | Method for extracting a foam support ring from a tire A foam support ring is extracted from a tire by pushing radially inwardly against a portion of the tire's tread until the support ring is deformed to such an extent that a space is formed between tire beads and the outer periphery of a portion of the support ring. A too... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070074823 | Flip seal apparatus and system and method for inflating a tire using the same An inflator device is disclosed. The inflator device includes a seal assembly that maintains, while sealing from ambient pressure, an open air passageway between a tire bead and wheel bead seat during an inflation procedure. A seal for the inflator device is also disclo... | 04/05/2007 |
| 20070000616 | Method and apparatus for mounting a pneumatic tire Method and apparatus for mounting a pneumatic tire Method for mounting a pneumatic tire (5) on a well base rim (26) of a motor vehicle wheel, in which the pneumatic tire (5) is grasped by means of a manipulator (1), brought up to a rim (26... | 01/04/2007 |
| 20060260763 | Tool for making it easier to mount a tyre onto a rim Tool for mounting a tyre onto a rim, suitable for making it easier to insert the bead of the tyre under the bead-stopping edge of the rim and inside the channel of the rim itself; said tools comprises a body equipped with a fixed jaw and with a mobile jaw to which actua... | 11/23/2006 |
| 20060169415 | System for transporting and manipulating tires and wheels A factory layout including a track circuit, one or more wheeled carts for traversing the track circuit and a tire/wheel assembly carried by the wheeled cart. One or more work stations can be positioned at locations along the track circuit. Various wheeled cart embodimen... | 08/03/2006 |
| 20060130979 | Tool for inserting/extracting an elastic ring in/from a tyre A tool (1) for the insertion of an elastic ring inside a tyre and for the extraction of the same, comprising a jack (2) which causes the mutual separation and approaching of two opposing shoes (4, 5) adapted to deform the elastic ring, and command m... | 06/22/2006 |
| 20060086465 | Energy absorbing tire cage and method of use A tire cage is disclosed for containing the debris from a tire explosion. The cage includes a lightweight energy absorbing material for protecting structural members of the cage from tire explosion damage so that the cage is reusable. The energy absorbing material may b... | 04/27/2006 |
| 20060000557 | Device for demounting a tire on a rim with seats inclined outwards A device designed for demounting a tire from a rim at least one of whose seats is inclined outwards, the device being in the form of an insert (4) of length (L) with three faces and whose cross-section in a transverse plane is triangular overall with a contour fo... | 01/05/2006 |
| 20050257896 | Locking device for a tire mounted on a wheel rim to optimize dynamic balancing of a tired wheel The present invention relates to a locking device design to act between a tire and its respective wheel rim for dynamically balancing a tired wheel. The locking device is arranged to be installed on a tired-wheel maintenance machine having a support frame and a rotatabl... | 11/24/2005 |
| 20050252612 | Inflating device for tires A portable device for seating the beads of a tubeless tire and rim assembly, the device including an air tank containing pressurized air, the air tank being mounted substantially within a bracket, the bracket having a surface for supportably receiving the tire and rim a... | 11/17/2005 |
| 20050205214 | Machine for fitting and removing tires of vehicle wheels A machine for fitting and removing tires of vehicle wheels, which comprises a frame for supporting a movable structure that supports a grip and rotation member for rotating a vehicle wheel rim about a rotation axis, and an arm that supports a tool for fitting and/or rem... | 09/22/2005 |
| 20050000662 | Device for optimizing bead seating The invention relates to a device for optimizing bead seating (1). According to the invention, a displaceable contact wheel is used to create a tread contact surface (26) between a motor vehicle wheel to be optimized (16) and said contact wheel (... | 01/06/2005 |
