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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7798196 | Bead breaker roller head for a tire mounting-demounting machine A tire mounting-demounting machine having a bead breaking arm with a work head having a head-holder support (10), bracket member (6) pivoted at one end thereof to the head-holder support (10), a bead breaker tool (2) supported at the othe... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7556078 | Multiply sloped, rim traversing, bicycle tire installation tool A tool for completing the mounting of a bicycle tire onto its rim that is superior to those provided by the tools of the prior tire irons. The use of a tool is usually required to complete the job of mounting a bicycle tire to its rim due to the high tension develop... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7438110 | Tire mounting apparatus An adjustable tire mounting apparatus can be universally used to assemble various types of wheels and tires to each other. The apparatus includes a cone restricting movement of a wheel, a housing rotatable about the cone, a horizontal distance adjusting unit that ad... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7353701 | Assembly line for mounted units A tire assembly line including a wheel soaping work station, a tire soaping workstation, a tire and wheel assembly station, and a tire inflation station. The assembly line is formed from a plurality of modules that are interchangeable and releasably connected to one... | 04/08/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7261135 | Method for mounting a tire on a rim A method of fitting a tire P and a removable tread support S on a one-piece wheel rim J, rim comprising a first rim seat, inclined outwards, and the tire P comprises a first bead and a second bead to be mounted respectively on the first and second rim seats, in whic... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7211015 | Belt installation tool A belt installation tool having a first member (18) engagable with a pulley hub whereby a belt installation radial load is transmitted to the pulley hub. A body (10) having a tool engagement portion (15) disposed radially from the pulley hub. A ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7172009 | 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 contou... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7165593 | 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 ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7163041 | Tire installation and removal tool A tool is provided for assistance in removing and installing tires on wheel rims. The tool can be provided with a handle having a tool head disposed at each end. Each tool head is designed to fit between a tire bead and an associated wheel rim so that when the handl... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7156141 | Tire demounting tool A tire demounting tool for demounting a second bead of a tire from a rim having a flange, the tire demounting tool including a handle; a head extending radially outward as it extends axially outward from the handle; a bill extending axially outward from the head, wh... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7128119 | Automatic device for mounting and dismounting tires An automatic device (1) for mounting and dismounting a tire (100) onto/from the rim (201) of a wheel (120) associated with a tire-dismounting machine (100) comprising a lower base (101) on which are associated rotating suppo... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7124800 | Tire removal tool A tool is provided for assistance in removing tires from wheel rims. The tool has a rim engaging member with a lateral opening for engaging the flange of a wheel rim, and a tire engaging member movably coupled to the rim engaging member. The rim engaging member has ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7069644 | Adjustable workpiece support assembly for conveyors An assembly for mating a tire with a wheel includes a conveyance device, which supports a device, i.e. first plate for supporting the wheel having spaced seats extending around a vertical axis. A tire support, i.e. second plate supports the tire having spaced beads ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 6913061 | Tire working tool A tool for demounting a first and second bead of a tire mounted on a rim, the tool comprising a handle having a first end for disengaging a first tire bead from a rim and a second opposite end for disengaging a second tire bead from the rim. The first handle end inc... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6453971 | Tool for mounting and removing tyres onto and from respective wheel rims A tool for mounting and removing tires onto and from respective wheel rims comprises a profiled body mounted on a cylindrical shank provided at the end of a tool holder bar associated with a tire removal machine. The body has two active portions: the blad... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6273171 | Bead breaking device and method for using same A bead breaking device (10) to break a bead (71) from a rim (81) of a wheel (80), comprising an assembly (20, 90) for mounting the device upon a wheel; a first arm (40) pivotally connected to the assembly; means for rotating (50) the first arm; and a brea... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6240995 | Tire removal machine and relative accessories An apparatus for mounting tires on a wheel rim and removing tires from a wheel rim which comprises a shaft member mounted for rotation on a base member, a hub member operatively associated with said shaft member for rotation therewith, said hub member con... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6227277 | Tire removal machine A tire removal machine comprising a rotary platform for supporting the wheel, means for acting on the tire bead and platform operating means, wherein the operating means are a single-phase electric motor with series excitation, connected to a single-phase... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6138737 | Method and machine for mounting tires A method and machine for mounting tires, bead by bead, in which, after hag partially set a first bead in place in the groove of a wheel rim, that mounting of the first bead of the tire is completed by means of a rotation of the wheel and tire assembly ag... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6024151 | Tire mounting and demounting tool A tire iron for mounting and demounting tires from rims. The demounting head has a ball and neck for confining the tire bead and rim edge while the tire bead is peeled off. The mounting head also contains a ball and neck for similarly confining the tire b... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5244029 | Tire removing machine The tire removing machine has a resting base, a hollow support rigidly connected to the base and provided with a supporting flange for supporting motor vehicle wheels. A hollow securing shaft extends in the base and protrudes from the support, perpendicul... | 09/14/1993 |
| 4969499 | Tire mounting apparatus An apparatus is provided for mounting on a wheel rim a deflated run-flat type tire which has been loosely preassembled on the wheel. The apparatus includes a wheel support for accommodating the preassembled tire and wheel and retaining same in a horizonta... | 11/13/1990 |
| 4947918 | Tire changer A pneumatic tire changer has a base that engages one side of a wheel. Two bead deflecting tools engage either under or over a bead depending on whether a tire is to be removed or installed. The tools are then rotated in opposite directions on the base to ... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4896711 | Apparatus for mounting and dismounting of tires An apparatus for mounting and dismounting of tires based on the principle of a wedge-shaped tire lever forced in between the wheel rim and bead wire of the tire in order to force the bead wire inside or outside the rim by a relative movement along the edg... | 01/30/1990 |
| 4886101 | Wheel/tire load simulating apparatus There is disclosed herein load simulating apparatus for use in applying a load to a mounted and inflated wheel/tire assembly in order to insure proper and complete seating of the tire bead on the vehicle rim. The load simulating apparatus of the present i... | 12/12/1989 |
| 4800944 | Single bead tire mounter A horizontally disposed vehicle wheel having a tubeless tire resting upon the wheel in a forwardly offset inclined position is located beneath a work head which is then lowered to an operating position at a fixed distance above the wheel. A radially exten... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4738294 | Device for changing tubeless truck tires A device for mounting and demounting tubeless tires with respect to wheel assemblies includes a wheel support structure upon which a tubeless tire and wheel assembly is positioned. An elongate vertically disposed mounting member is releasably locked to th... | 04/19/1988 |
| 4702295 | Method and apparatus for mounting pneumatic vehicle tires A method and apparatus for mounting pneumatic vehicle tires, the beads of which have pull and compression resistant bead cores, with the beads, in the mounted state of the tire, being disposed on the radially inner periphery of a wheel rim next to the ess... | 10/27/1987 |
| 4610288 | Apparatus for mounting pneumatic vehicle tires An apparatus for mounting pneumatic vehicle tires, the beads of which, in the mounted state, are disposed on the radially inner periphery of a wheel rim. The apparatus permits simple and rapid mounting of a tire. A mounting unit which, after the introduct... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4530388 | Tire handling device A tire handling device for mounting or removing a tire on a wheel rim while the wheel is attached to the vehicle in which there is a circular track detachably secured to the rim of the wheel and in which there is a motor which is in driving engagement wit... | 07/23/1985 |
| 4461335 | Tire changing hand tool An improved tire changing hand tool intended for use with rim mounted tubed or tubeless tires, and adapted for mounting to a suitable base. Apparatus includes a center post; a tubular bracket with rim-engaging flange; a rotatable arm; an extended foot; an... | 07/24/1984 |
| 4425954 | Method and apparatus for mounting tires on rims The tire mounting tool for use in mounting a large, heavy off-highway pneumatic tire onto a dual-flanged single piece drop center wheel rim of the type having at each rim flange a re-entrant lip protruding radially inwardly toward the axis of the rim. The... | 01/17/1984 |
| 4324282 | Tire changing apparatus A tire changer including a base mounting a tabletop provided with wheel securing clamps. The tabletop is mounted on the base for movement between tire changing positions and a generally vertical wheel loading and unloading position. The tabletop is provid... | 04/13/1982 |
| 3931845 | Tire changing device A device for removing from and replacing a tire, particularly a motorcycle tire, on a rim, comprising a placement member linked to one portion of a telescoping housing and an adjustably positionable tang linked to a further portion of said body.... | 01/13/1976 |
