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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7426953 | Bead breaker A tire bead breaker for breaking a tire bead between a tire and a rim or wheel to allow for easy removal of the tire from the wheel includes a main chassis, an activator unit, and an actuation arm. In one preferred embodiment, the activator unit is a pneumatic airba... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7255148 | Tire derimming device and method The present invention is a tire derimming device adapted to separate the rubber portion of a tire from its rim and ring. The derimming device generally comprises a power actuator that contacts and bends the rim until the bead pops from the rim and the rim falls out ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7108035 | Bead breaker device A bead breaker device (1) having an arm (2) able to slide horizontally along a sliding axis (X—X), in a pipe (3) supported so that it can slide vertically on a post (4) projecting cantilevered from a base; an orientable bead breaker too... | 09/19/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6880605 | Simplified automatic tire demounting device, and tire removal machines equipped therewith Automatic device for demounting a tire from the relative wheel rim including a demounting tool. The demounting tool can be positioned in a tire bead seeking and gripping position where the axis of the demounting tool is parallel to that of the frame or the demountin... | 04/19/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6619362 | Automatic tyre removal and mounting device and tyre removal machines equipped therewith An automatic device for mounting and removing a tire (6) onto and from the relative wheel rim (5), comprising, for supporting the wheel rim (5) complete with tire (6), rotary means associated with a frame (7) which supports an operating head (16), positio... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6574844 | Tire balancing and changing apparatus and method A tire balancing and changing device (10) has a pair of support surfaces (12, 14) and rotatable drums (42, 44) for contacting a vehicle's tires and wheels (50, 52) to balance and/or change the tires and wheels while on the vehicle (17). The device include... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6422285 | Tire changing machine for industrial vehicle wheels A tire changing machine having a support frame, rotatable supporting device for a wheel rim, locking device for securing the wheel rim to the supporting device, a fitting tool which can be secured to an adjustable tool supporting arm carried by the suppor... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6408921 | Multipurpose station for mounting and removing conventional and special tires The multipurpose station for mounting and removing conventional and special tires is constituted by a turret-type frame from the top vertex of which a horizontal guiding cross-member cantilevers out and by a carriage for supporting first and second device... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6305453 | Tire bead breaker A portable, lightweight, tire bead breaking apparatus includes a vertically oriented frame disposed upon a wheeled base. A hydraulically actuated ram is pivotally mounted to the frame. A bead breaking shoe is attached to a distal end of the ram, and engag... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6269861 | Tire removal and installation tool A tool is provided for assistance in removing and installing tires on wheel rims. The tool has a body with a lateral opening for engaging the flange of a wheel rim, preferably opening into a cavity that is wider than the opening such that the tools pivots... | 08/07/2001 |
| 5980083 | Machine and method for positioning tire beads In order to rationalize and make profitable the use of machines for positing the beads of tires for finishing mounted, deliverable assemblies, the machine according to the invention comprises two plates (10), one upper and one lower, each provided with a... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5657673 | Inner pressure filling apparatus for tire-rim assembly An inner pressure filling apparatus for a tire-rim assembly comprises a support table which is removably fixed to a base plate via a clamp and is easily replaceable; an outer cylinder which is easily replaceable and of which upper peripheral edge is incli... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5215138 | Bead release unit of highly versatile application A bead release unit comprises an arm (1) which at one end carries a bead ease tool consisting of a curved plate body, whereas at its other end it is intended to be hinged to a supporting structure so that it can rotate between two positions in which it p... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5009257 | Tire breaker apparatus for all-terrain vehicle tires An apparatus used as an aid in the removal of low-pressure tires from wheels of all-terrain vehicles (ATV's) functioning as a "bead breaker". The tool includes a support base for receiving wheel and tire, a linkage-supporting upright post extending upward... | 04/23/1991 |
| 4768572 | Mechanical device for breaking beads of pneumatic tires A mechanical device for breaking the beads of pneumatic tires from the rims of vehicles is provided. The device comprises a pair of jaw members, one of which is highly mechanically leveraged to move towards the other jaw member and thereby break the bead ... | 09/06/1988 |
| 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 |
| 4655271 | Portable tire bead breaker Portable apparatus for breaking the bead of a rubber tire, in which the wheel is placed over a center post. An A frame lying on its side and pivoted at its apex has a shorter lower leg which contacts the root of the tire sidewall and a longer upper leg wh... | 04/07/1987 |
| 4306606 | Tire stripper A device for separating a pneumatic casing from the rim of a wheel to enable both the rim and the wheel to be reclaimed as separate units. The wheel is placed upon a horizontal worktable and a clamping arm is brought down upon the rim to secure it to the ... | 12/22/1981 |
| 4304284 | Bead breaker for tubeless tires A tool for breaking a tire bead away from a wheel rim and shoulder has a lever in the form of an elongated plank provided with a hook and a breaker that are wedged between the bead and the wheel lip in diametrically opposed relationship when a force is ap... | 12/08/1981 |
| 4196766 | Tire changing apparatus A tire changer including a base adapted to be supported upon an underlying surface, a tire supporting table disposed in an elevated position on the base and comprising at least three radially outwardly extending arms, a plurality of hook-shaped notches in... | 04/08/1980 |
| 4159030 | Bead seat remover tool for a semi-drop safety wheel Disclosed herein is a tire repairing tool used exclusively with a semi-drop type safety wheel comprising substantially a base member having an upstanding bar which traverses through an open portion of a wheel rim of the semi-drop safety type in which the ... | 06/26/1979 |
| 4102380 | Tire bead breaker machine A machine frame includes a pair of upstanding frame members interconnected by a pair of telescopic members which include a power cylinder for moving the upstanding members towards and away from each other. A bead breaker arm includes a pair of hooks on on... | 07/25/1978 |
| 4079769 | Apparatus for mounting and dismounting off-highway tires Apparatus which permits one individual to mount and dismount large, off-highway tires onto and off of their respective rims. The present invention is particularly designed to facilitate the mounting of such tires in a more safe, efficient, and far less la... | 03/21/1978 |
| 3978903 | Tubeless tire bead seater Apparatus for seating and inflating tubeless tires, particularly tubeless tires of large sizes, wherein a wheel having a tubeless tire placed thereon is elevated into engagement with an annular wheel rim seal ring and a tire sidewall seal ring and held by... | 09/07/1976 |
| 3972363 | Machine for changing giant tires A machine for breaking the beads on the sidewalls of a giant tire away from the tapered bead seats on a multipiece rim, includes upright backing members against which the giant tire and its rim are positioned and a press-head which is forced against that ... | 08/03/1976 |
| 3948306 | Tire removing tool A tool for removing a tire from an annular rim, the rim having an upstanding circumferentially extending flange and having a substantially closed web with a central aperture therein, the tool comprising a barrel having a radially extending bracket thereon... | 04/06/1976 |
| 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 |
| 3937265 | Apparatus for mounting and removing tires from wheels having separable wheel rims Apparatus to be used on a heavy-duty vehicular wheel tire for dislodging the tire from the wheel during removal of the tire from the wheel and for confining a separable wheel rim, should the wheel rim become disengaged from the wheel during inflation of t... | 02/10/1976 |
