Did You Know...
...that after Parker Brothers executives turned down the game of Monopoly because it had "52 fundamental errors" (including taking too long to play), a copy of the game wound up in the home of the company president who stayed up until 1 a.m. to finish playing it? He was so impressed by the game that the next day he wrote to inventor Charles Darrow and offered to buy it!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7395849 | Method and device for dismounting self-supporting tyres A method for dismounting self-supporting tires (1) from the relative rim (2), said self-supporting tires comprising an outer cover (10) that contains a rigid auxiliary ring (16) provided with two flexible sidewalls (18, 19). Said m... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7350554 | Portable tire bead breaking apparatus A portable bead breaking apparatus useful for breaking the bead of an ATV-type, low-pressure, balloon tire away from a safety rim upon which the tire is mounted. The apparatus applies carefully directed downward and inward pressure at opposing sides of the tire bead... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7343955 | Tire changing machine A tire changing machine for changing difficult to mount tires is provided. The machine utilizes various implements configured about the machine's chassis in such a way that they do not interfere with each other's operation. In this way, the machine enables an operat... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7264032 | Improper working position detection for tire mounting apparatus and method An apparatus for mounting a tire on a wheel rim includes a mounting head with a tire bead deflector and a tire press-in roller, and a drive that moves the mounting head toward, and rotates the bead deflector and the press-in roller around, the wheel rim. To avoid a ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7237329 | Bead seat band and wheel assembly A multi-wheel assembly includes an outer wheel having an outer wheel assembly for an outer tire. The outer wheel assembly includes an outer wheel rim, a removable front bead seat band such that the outer tire may be removed from the outer wheel rim. A removable rear... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7188657 | Machine for fitting and removing vehicle wheel tires A machine for fitting and removing vehicle wheel tires, comprising a supporting frame for elements for coupling and rotating a rim about a rotation axis and for a working arm provided with one end on which a working head is supported for fitting and removing a tire ... | 03/13/2007 |
| H2175 | Aircraft wheel and tire compressor This new wheel compressor has a spring loaded, shaft with a foot operated torque brace, that when stepped on moves the shaft down. The shaft has an ACME threaded collar welded to the inside that has an ACME bolt threaded T-bar that has a compressor wing that when in... | 11/07/2006 |
| RE39312 | Dual ring tire inflator with splittable support plate An apparatus for inflating a tire mounted on a rim can include a conveyor for transporting a tire mounted on a rim to a predetermined position at a tire inflating work station. The conveyor can include carrier surfaces spaced laterally with respect to one another al... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7011131 | Mobile bead breaker A mobile bead breaker (100) may be provided comprising a pair of conjoined housings (102, 104). In a first of such housings (104) may be the control and drive mechanisms of the present invention including a pump, hydraulic ram (118), a ve... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6935397 | Tire assembling release machine for industrial vehicle wheels The present invention provides a tire assembling/disassembling machine, particularly for industrial vehicle wheels, having a support frame (2) delimiting a foreheadt, a back and two sides, a rigid support framework (13) articulated at the back of the s... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6918423 | Concentric bell assembly A bell assembly for inflating a tubeless tire on a wheel includes a first bell and a second bell slidably disposed within the first bell. The second bell includes a smaller diameter than the first bell. A shaft extends upwardly from the second bell in one of a relat... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6907913 | Tire mounting device and method A device and method for mounting a tire (20) on a wheel (22) wherein the wheel is secured to a mounting table (48) and the tire is secured between the fingers (62) of a pivot arm (54). The pivot arm swings the tire into a position ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6886619 | Tire assembling-release machine A tire assembling-disassembling machine includes a supporting, locking and rotating device for a wheel-rim for a vehicle tired-wheel about the axis of rotation of the wheel, at least one bead releasing assembly provided with a fixed support structure and a pair of s... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6786267 | Portable tire bead breaker system An elongated bar with a threaded central aperture has a laterally spaced unthreaded oval slot on each side of the aperture. A threaded side rod extends through each oval slot with threaded jam nuts on each side of the bar. A central rod has a threaded central extent... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6675857 | Tire assembling method and refitting apparatus for use in refit of tire assembly A refitting apparatus for a tire assembly "w" having a disk wheel "a" having engaging rims and a tire "d" fitted to the disk wheel and having tire bead rims and side walls. The apparatus is constituted to perform a refit process in which a pressing step o... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6629554 | Apparatus for detaching a tire from a vehicle wheel and the same method An apparatus and method for detaching a bead of a tire, has a tire bead separation shoe (1), which has a wedge portion (12) which engages a rim edge (WR) of a wheel (W) having a tire (T). The rim is mounted on a turntable (R). The wedge portion (12) is be... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6564848 | Bead vice tire tool A tire tool for facilitating the removal of a tire from a wheel rim having multiple radially spaced stud holes. The tire tool comprises a main body portion with two threaded bores at opposite ends of the main body portion. Secured to a first threaded bore... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6502618 | Dual ring tire inflator with splittable support plate An apparatus for inflating a tire mounted on a rim can include a conveyor for transporting a tire mounted on a rim to a predetermined position at a tire inflating work station. The conveyor can include carrier surfaces spaced laterally with respect to one... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6467524 | Tire filing method and apparatus adaptable to different sizes of tires A pneumatic tire filling station includes a support and seal arrangement on which one side wall of the tire is supported and sealed, and a tire filling bell that presses and seals against the opposite side wall of the tire and then supplies pressurized ai... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6321818 | Tire servicing tool A tool for use in installing the bead seat band (44) and rim flange (42) of a multiple piece wheel as part of a tire changing or servicing operation that includes a tool body (10) having a corner with a first elongated surface (34) at the corner adapted t... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6237666 | Kit removable adapters for mounting and removing special run-flat tires by using a conventional tire changing machine A kit of removable adapters for converting conventional kinds of tire changing machine into tire changing machines for special run-flat tires comprising: a first separator element for separating the tire and the wheel rim shaped and fixable by way of comp... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6182736 | Helper arm for a rim holding tire changer A helper arm for use in conjunction with a rim-holding tire changer for assisting with the mounting/demounting of a tire. The helper arm comprises an arm having one end attached to a support device and an opposite end operably attached to an adjustable ve... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6179033 | Method and apparatus for seating tubeless tires A method and apparatus for bead seating a tubeless tire onto a rim. Air stored in a portable tank is released as a single pneumatic pulse having an extremely fast rise time. This is accomplished using a charging reservoir having a fill/quick-release port,... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6131637 | Tire derimmer A power tool for removing a tire from a rim for purposes of disposition of the tire. Because preservation of the wheel is not an object, the tool uses the force of rams first to grasp the tire then to force the wheel out of the tire.... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6076586 | Apparatus for improving the running quality of air tire vehicle wheels The running characteristics of a vehicle wheel with a tire are improved by applying axial pressure with a pressure application ring (26) which temporarily compresses the flanks of a tire (10) to such an extent that a portion of the axially outwardly facin... | 06/20/2000 |
| 5941294 | Rim holding tire changers mount/dismount head connect structure A quick change assembly for connecting a mount/dismount head to a swing arm of a rim holding tire changer. The rim holding tire changer includes a swing arm mounted for swinging the mount/dismount head into and out of engagement with a tire on the table o... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5758703 | Apparatus for mounting and removing a tire from a wheel A tire mounting and removing apparatus equipped with a first aid unit for making the tire to fit on the wheel, a second aid unit for preventing the tire from slipping off the wheel, and a centering unit. The tire fitting aid unit comprises a movable push ... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5752555 | Rim clamp tire changer mounting head adjustment release mechanism A quick release mechanism for the mount/dismount head of a rim holding tire changer, including a wedge plate that overlies the top of the horizontal bar and has an opening in registry with the opening in the sleeve through which the vertical bar passes. T... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5678621 | Tire derimming machine A versatile tire derimming machine comprises three crushing arms articulated at a top of the device, hydraulic actuators for each arm and a power multiplying arrangement. The device is generally mounted on a rotating means of a mechanical arm such as a hy... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5415218 | Device for removing tire from wheel A device for removing a rubber tire from a metal wheel is capable of efficiently removing the tire from the wheel without damaging the tire. The device includes a working table for positioning the wheel fitted with the tire, and a press mechanism arranged... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5226465 | Mounting device for motor vehicle tires A mounting device for automative tires having a rotationally driven holder for gripping a wheel rim and a pressing device mounted on a stand for pressing the tire bead away from the horn of the wheel rim. The device has two arms guided by means of sliding... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5191934 | Portable tire bead breaker apparatus A portable apparatus is provided for dislodging a tire bead from the bead seat of a wheel rim of a vehicle. The apparatus includes a pair of telescoping tubes (12, 14) which carry wheel rim engaging clamps (16, 18) at opposing outer ends of the tubes. The... | 03/09/1993 |
| 5146969 | Air filling apparatus for tire An apparatus for filling pressurized air into a tire includes a table for supporting thereon a tire mounted on a rim, an inner cylinder member air-tightly engageable with a flange of the rim, and an outer cylinder member air-tightly engageable with a side... | 09/15/1992 |
| 5072765 | Auxiliary tire bead depressor An auxiliary tire bead depressor is provided for use with an apparatus for inflating a tubeless tire having sidewalls and upper and lower annular tire beads. The tire is mounted on a wheel having upper and lower wheel flanges against which the upper and l... | 12/17/1991 |
| 5022451 | Apparatus and methods for promoting the inflation of tires Methods of and apparatus for facilitating the inflation of tires mounted on split rims. Gripper devices are fixed to the outer flange ring of the split rim at equidistantly spaced intervals therearound, and generally equal forces are exerted on these devi... | 06/11/1991 |
| 4759395 | Bead breaker for vehicle tires The bead breaker for vehicle tires involves a hydraulic jack member whose base is attached to a bead pressing member and whose extendable head is connected by tension members, such as a chain and hook combination, to the wheel. The bead pressing member ma... | 07/26/1988 |
| 4735250 | Dual tire seal inflator The invention pertains to a high production tire inflator apparatus for rapidly inflating tubeless tires wherein sealing between the tires and the wheels occurs at the tire beads. A tandem expansible chamber motor unit utilizing compressed air and hydraul... | 04/05/1988 |
| 4721145 | Tire mounting and demounting machine A device for mounting and demounting a beaded pneumatic tire onto and off of a wheel which is particularly adapted for facilitating fitment of a well obstructor onto the well of the wheel. The device has a wheel support assembly which includes an upwardly... | 01/26/1988 |
| 4580612 | Device for mounting and demounting heavy equipment tires from multi-piece wheel rims A tool for mounting and demounting of large tires from associated multi-piece wheel rims. The tool includes upper and lower tubular arms each having a length adapted to span the diameter of a demountable tire retaining flange of the wheel rim while orient... | 04/08/1986 |
| 4444237 | Split wheel assembler/disassembler tool A split wheel assembler/disassembler tool having a base plate, a plurality of outstanding elements for engaging and preventing the rotation of wheel fastening bolts and a tire compressor. During the assembly procedure, the outstanding elements prevent the... | 04/24/1984 |
