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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7204493 | Lathe chuck with stepped jaws A chuck for mounting wheel castings having different diameters upon a wheel lathe for machining the casting to final shape is provided. The chuck includes stepped jaw inserts that cooperate with corresponding stepped part supports to securely mount the wheel casting... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7201204 | Self-centering unit Self-centering unit for tire removal machines, comprising a plate provided with a series of angularly equidistant radial slots, in each of which a clamping jaw is received and slides to grip the edge of a wheel rim, said clamping jaws being linked together in such a... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7201203 | Clamping device for rims, particularly for mounting tires In a device for clamping the rim of a vehicle wheel, in particular for mounting tires, comprising a shelf (35), onto which the rim may be deposited by one side, and comprising clamping jaws (12 to 15), which may be moved radially relative to the... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7197962 | Light bulb installation and removal device An object gripping device for removing and installing bulbs and other objects. The device has around its circumference three or more vertical gripping posts. The device uses a sun gear and planetary gears to transmit the user's twisting motion to a gripping force ap... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7198277 | Wheel chuck with counterweighted jaws A wheel chuck includes a plurality of moveable jaws mounted upon a support structure. A plurality of moveable counterweights are mounted upon the support structure with each counterweight opposite from and connected to a corresponding one of the jaws. Upon rotation ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7159633 | Wheel clamping assembly A wheel clamping assembly provides a frame having three arms, two fixed stops and a turnable cam. The arms are equally spaced and have holes to admit the stops and the cam. The stops have an extension eccentrically located upon the top of the cylinder. Then the cam ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7143801 | Spindle for fastening rims of vehicle wheels on repair shop machines A spindle for fastening rims of vehicle wheels on repair shop machines, which comprises a frame that can be associated rotationally about a working axis with a repair shop machine, six or more movable arms that are associated with the frame, are distributed around t... | 12/05/2006 |
| 6993949 | Power or manually operated pipe grooving tool A pipe grooving tool is disclosed having a housing on which a back-up roller and a grooving roller are rotatably mounted. The grooving roller is pivotably movable toward the back-up roller and has a raised tool surface engageable with the outer surface of the pipe. ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6988397 | Rim chucking machine A tire uniformity machine for testing a wheel that includes a tire mounted on a rim having a central bore, the tire uniformity machine including a frame defining a machine proper for receiving the reel, a chuck assembly adapted to hold the wheel during testing, the ... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6935152 | Orbiting roller groover for pipe An apparatus and method for forming grooves in a pipe for receiving mechanical pipe clamps are disclosed. The apparatus includes a holding fixture for securing the pipe and a carriage rotatably mounted on the holding fixture. Two arms are pivotably mounted on the ca... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6932436 | Hydraulic wheel system A hydraulic wheel system is provided which comprises a disc, a first piston, a wheel, a tire, a dismount button, and a wheel mounting member. The disc is provided with a first cylinder and a second cylinder communicating with each other. The first piston is slidably... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6918599 | Anti-deflection tooling Anti-deflection tooling is provided for a pull back chuck. Equally spaced gussets are disposed between the riser body and the face plate of the chuck, to minimize or eliminate deflection of the face plate when a workpiece is clamped into the chuck. Adjustment device... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6916026 | Powered turntable with universal, self-adjusting chuck for holding auto wheels and the like for polishing A new and improved powered rotating turntable with a universal, self-adjusting chuck for holding auto wheels and the like for polishing, which includes a pneumatically-adjusted, self-centering metal chuck for gripping and holding specialty wheel rims of motor vehicl... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6324753 | Mounting assistance device A mounting assistance device with which a vibrating device can be efficiently mounted to a tire and wheel assembly. In the mounting assistance device, abutting portions are made to abut against sidewall portions of a tire and then an eccentric disc is pre... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6244105 | Tire uniformity machine In a tire uniformity machine in which a tire is mounted between upper and lower spindles via upper and lower rims, a rim holding apparatus 10 is composed of a parallel spindle 1 which is in parallel with the axis of tire uniformity machine, a taper collet... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6062289 | Laminated clamp for rim holding tire changers A laminated clamp for use in connection with rim holding tire changers. The clamp includes a plurality of pliable gripping plates alternately disposed between a plurality of rigid support plates. The plurality of gripping plates provide multiple surfaces ... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6039104 | Dual purpose clamp for rim holding tire changers A dual purpose clamp for use in connection with rim holding tire changers. The clamp includes a base, a body and claws for gripping the rim of a tire. In the preferred embodiment, the base is generally L-shaped and includes perpendicular legs comprising s... | 03/21/2000 |
| 5921304 | Tire rim holder A selective optional lug adapter is to be mounted on a securing rod assembly that is held in place by a pair of clamping plates which are selectively bolted in place on a pivot tube supported on a base so that a small wheel rim can be held stationary whil... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5299748 | Apparatus and method for reducing vehicle tires to particles An apparatus for reducing extra large vehicle tires to particles or to prepare them for recapping comprises a tire holder assembly, made up of a set of dual jacks, in combination with a rotary cutter blade assembly made up of a side-by-side series of disc... | 04/05/1994 |
| 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 |
| 5219012 | Tire removal machine with reclinable self-centering unit A tire-removal machine comprises a frame (1) with a self-centering unit (4) for locking the wheels in a horizontal position in front of an overlying tool head (13) for mounting/removing the respective tires. The self-centering unit is connected to the fra... | 06/15/1993 |
| 5050659 | Machine for the removal and replacement of tires for the wheels of automobiles A machine for the removal and replacement of tires for the wheels of automobiles of the type comprising a self-centering rotating platform (2) which can grip the wheel, above which a vertical toolhead arm (5) is positionable. The rotation of said platform... | 09/24/1991 |
| 4986328 | Tire mounting device An apparatus for mounting a tire on a rim and removing it therefrom has a device for rotating the rim, which is embodied as a pneumatic motor having a rotor and a stator with radially arranged piston/cylinder units and cams disposed on a circle, a device ... | 01/22/1991 |
| 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 |
| 4781233 | Expandable tire hub apparatus An expandable tire hub apparatus having a hub member, a plurality of shoe members radially expandable from the hub member and a plurality of piston members interconnecting the hub member to each of the shoe members, the piston members responsive to fluid ... | 11/01/1988 |
| 4763515 | Tire uniformity machine and method A machine for testing the uniformity of tires. The machine comprises: a test spindle configured to receive a rim supporting a tire; an index table having a pair of index spindles; indexing means to rotate the index table whereby the index spindles may mov... | 08/16/1988 |
| 4750538 | Mechanism for holding a wheel in a device for fitting tires to and removing tires from wheel rims The mechanism comprises a rotatable central shaft with pinion, racks engaging said pinion at two different levels and a change on the outside end of each rock for gripping the wheel, which clamps lie in the same plane.... | 06/14/1988 |
| 4744402 | Tire inflating apparatus The present invention relates to a pneumatic device for seating tire beads on the rim portions of a wheel of a vehicle. The device includes a header attached to the rotating table of a tire changing machine and which supports a wheel and a tire assembly. ... | 05/17/1988 |
| 4393914 | Tire changer with combination wheel clamps and bead looseners A device for clamping a wheel and loosening the bead of a tire having a plurality of converging, movable shoes. The shoes move simultaneously toward the axis of the wheel for engagement of the rim, a tongue is extended from each shoe between the rim and t... | 07/19/1983 |
| 4070915 | Device for fixing vehicle wheels on a wheel-balancing machine Device for fixing a vehicle wheel on a balancing machine comprising a platen to be fixed at its center on the rotary shaft of the balancing machine. A series of passages having axes parallel to the axis of rotation of the shaft are formed in the platen, t... | 01/31/1978 |
