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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4913770 | Tire bead breaker A tire bead breaker (10) for use in removing a tire bead (30) from engagement with a rim (22) of a wheel hub (24). The tire bead breaker (10) includes: a sleeve (12) having a tine (32) depending therefrom. The tine (32) tapers in a direction away from the... | 04/03/1990 |
| 4890661 | Tire demounting tool A tire demounting apparatus for a tire secured to a wheel rim, having a actuating lever, pivotably supported on the wheel about a first pivot axis, and a tire bead holder pivotably supported on the actuating lever about a second axis. The tire bead holder... | 01/02/1990 |
| 4884611 | Tire changing machine A machine for facilitating the removal and replacement of tire casings from and on the rims of vehicle wheels. The machine incorporates a first hydraulically actuated tool for breaking the bead of the tire casing to be removed free from the rim. Subsequen... | 12/05/1989 |
| 4850413 | Tire bead breaking tool A tire bead breaking tool has a primary frame with a stem segment and a perpendicular retaining segment. A sliding member slides parallel to this stem segment. A threaded engagement bolt is used to adjust and secure the relative position of the sliding me... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4804030 | Tire bead separator Apparatus for separating the bead of a tire from the wheel upon which it is mounted includes first and second cylinders having their respective piston rods coupled to a movable shoe element for engaging and displacing the bead of the tire. Coordinated ext... | 02/14/1989 |
| 4800943 | Tire bead dislodging device A device for dislodging a tire bead from the bead seat of a wheel rim comprises a support member positionable on the upper side of the wheel rim, a pair of engaging pawl portions provided on the support member and engageable with the wheel rim from outsid... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4789015 | Mini-tire to wheel orienting system Apparatus for assuring that an uninflated mini tire mounted on a wheel is coaxially centered relative to the wheel prior to the arrival of the mini tire-wheel unit at the inflation station of a tire-wheel assembly line is disclosed which the mini-tire whe... | 12/06/1988 |
| 4787433 | Bead breaking device for tractor tires A manually operated hydraulic pump having been modified to break the circumferential bead of a pneumatic tire from a wheel rim, the hydraulic pump including a pump unit and a horizontally disposed cylinder having an internal piston rod, the pump unit bein... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4785865 | Mechanical device for releasing tire beads from wheel rims A device for breaking the beads of a tire, such as a farm tractor tire, from the bead seat on a rim, has a pair of jaws that clamp along the edge of the rim, with one jaw forming claws that pry between the tire and the outer flange of the rim. The jaws ar... | 11/22/1988 |
| 4784203 | Method and apparatus for mounting and removing a pneumatic tire Process and apparatus for mounting or demounting a vehicular pneumatic tire comprises positioning the tire beads within the inner circumference of a wheel during mounting of the tire. Beads are removed from within the interior of the wheel rim when the ti... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4756354 | Apparatus for collapsing the beads of all-terrain vehicle tires An apparatus used as an aid in the removal of tires from wheels of all-terrain vehicles (ATV'S) functioning as a "bead-breaker" by collapsing the tire bead from the wheel flange and forcing the bead toward the center of the wheel rim preliminary to actual... | 07/12/1988 |
| 4694875 | Tire-mounting apparatus A tire-mounting apparatus for mounting a tire having two beads on a rim in a tire/rim assembly where the rim has two opposed flanges that are bent radially inwards to define a drop center, and where the beads of the tire extend over the rim and are locate... | 09/22/1987 |
| 4676291 | Tire bead breaker Hand operated mechanism for breaking loose the beads of a tire mounted on a wheel having an interior annulus and rim flange adjacent a bead seat for receiving the tire bead includes a platform for supporting the wheel and tire, a linkage-supporting column... | 06/30/1987 |
| 4646806 | Beadbreaker apparatus and method of using A method and apparatus for breaking the bead of a tire from the tire rim e wherein commonly and readily available tools are used, such as tire irons, tire jack and a log chain. The log chain wrapped around the tire and rim forms a sling. The jack base re... | 03/03/1987 |
| 4641699 | Tire bead breaking device A tire bead breaker particularly designed for use with a double-wheel arrangement for high power tractors comprises a pair of levers which are pivoted at one end and taper inwardly toward the other end. An abutment plate is mounted on the other end of one... | 02/10/1987 |
| 4610287 | Method and apparatus for demounting pneumatic vehicle tires A method and apparatus for demounting a pneumatic vehicle tire, the beads of which, in the mounted state, are disposed on the radially inner periphery of a wheel rim having a deep mounting bed and, laterally outwardly therefrom, rim flanges which extend e... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4589462 | Tire bead breaker tool An entirely mechanical lightweight economical tire bead breaker is disclosed which can be conveniently operated with a single hand wrench. A wide variety of tire sizes can be serviced by the tool. A clamping screw and cooperating clamp bar unit forces thr... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4588011 | Tire-demounting device The invention relates to a tire-demounting device with two bead-breaking elements pivoted on a holder that is placed upon the tire. The demounting device is in the form of a pair of pincers, with the bearing points of the bead-breaking elements being at d... | 05/13/1986 |
| 4524813 | Tire breaker apparatus A tire breaking tool that is secured to a wheel rim for removing an oversized tire from such rim. The tool includes a holddown bar which is clamped to the wheel rim and carries a support column for a tire press having a tongue which is inserted between th... | 06/25/1985 |
| 4462451 | Method and apparatus for removing tires from rims A tire dismounting method and machine used in dismounting a tire from a rim. The machine has a frame which diametrically spans one side of the rim flange, and engages diametrically opposite portions of the rim flange to restrain movement of said machine a... | 07/31/1984 |
| 4355675 | Device for removing a tire from its rim In order to operate with maximum efficiency and safety, this device comprises two tubular assemblies which bear a jaw-holder block and can slide one within the other. An interlock system is arranged between the tubular assemblies and the jaw-holder block ... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4354544 | Tire bead demounting tool An improved tool for breaking the circumferential bead of a pneumatic tire from the inner surface of the lip of a wheel rim, the tool having a body with a forward downwardly extending rim engaging body tooth, a bead head slidably supported by the body, an... | 10/19/1982 |
| 4258771 | Tire and rim assembly with dispensing means mounted in a balanced array A tire and rim assembly with a plurality of dispensing means adapted to release material into the inflation cavity upon operation of the assembly with the tire in the deflated condition to, for example, minimize damage to the tire cause by operation after... | 03/31/1981 |
| 4256161 | Tire bead demounting apparatus A tool for breaking the circumferential bead of a pneumatic tire from the inward surface of the lip of a wheel rim, the tool having a body with a forward downwardly extending rim engaging tooth, a bead head slidably supported by the body, an arm pivotally... | 03/17/1981 |
| 4199017 | Tire removal apparatus A method of dislodging a pneumatic tire from its bead seat of a wheel rim on which it is fitted, by applying a force to the tire, said force having been generated by the detonation of an explosive charge.... | 04/22/1980 |
| 4163468 | Pivoted suspension for linear actuators of tire changing apparatus and the like For thrusting perpendicular to a tire to demount it, or similar purposes, a hydraulic cylinder bearing a thrust shoe is pivotably mounted, by trunnion pins on its casing, to a support frame beneath a slotted platform. A forward arm and follower assembly p... | 08/07/1979 |
| 4125930 | Method for mounting a closed torous tire on a rim A method for mounting a closed torous tire on a rim by withdrawing a volume of air from the tire, thereafter positioning the tire on the rim, and passing a volume of fluid into the tire.... | 11/21/1978 |
| 4122883 | Tire fitting apparatus Tire fitting apparatus and tool for fitting a tire to a part of a wheel having one flange removed and no well comprising a member to engage the inside of the tire and a shank for connection of the tool to a force-applying means.... | 10/31/1978 |
| 4121644 | Tire removal tool A tire removal tool including a base frame, an elongated lever arm spaced from the base frame, and articulated fulcrum post structure pivotally supporting the lever arm on the base frame and a tire bead engaging plate carried on one end of the fulcrum arm... | 10/24/1978 |
| 4072178 | Device used for detaching the beads of a tire from the wheel rim The present device is for detaching the beads of a tire which adhere to a wheel rim more particularly of heavy vehicles, whereby the wheel is held between a mobile stabilizer shield of an upright fixed frame and an upright mobile backing support and where... | 02/07/1978 |
| 4061173 | Tire servicing apparatus A tire changer with bead seating apparatus including a base, a wheel support including clamps movable between wheel rim gripping and non-wheel engaging positions, a shaft rotatably journalled on the base and mounting the wheel support for rotation on the ... | 12/06/1977 |
| 4059140 | Tire changing machine A T-shaped frame including a cross member and a telescopic standard is provided with a tire-supporting cradle on one of the standard portions adjacent an upstanding tire-engaging post. A hydraulic cylinder with a bead-engaging tool on its outer free end i... | 11/22/1977 |
| 4031941 | Concentric contra-rotating bead deflector mechanism for tire mounting apparatus In that type of apparatus for mounting large size off-highway pneumatic tires on drop-center rims, in which two bead deflectors are moved simultaneously in opposite senses along semi-circular paths, the deflector arms are mounted on the upper ends of conc... | 06/28/1977 |
| 4014375 | Thrust-applying mechanism for tire changing apparatus In that type of apparatus for mounting the largest sizes of pneumatic tires on drop-center wheels, where thrust is applied slantingly to drive one of the tire beads into the drop-center of the wheel preparatory to use of contra-rotating bead deflectors, t... | 03/29/1977 |
| 3942575 | Portable tire changing apparatus and method for mounting and demounting heavy duty tires on a wheel Portable tire changing apparatus and method for mounting and demounting heavy tire duty tires on a wheel including a hydraulic cylinder having removable shoes for mounting and demounting, respectively. The cylinder is removably fastened to and retained by... | 03/09/1976 |
