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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7357170 | Split rim for tire, method of assembling a rim/tire assembly, and method and device for installing the rim/tire assembly A hollow-cylindrical portion (26) inserted in a hollow-cylindrical portion (16) of one rim section (12) is provided on the other rim section (13). To form a split rim (11), part (head portion) of the inner hollow-cylindrical portio... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7320352 | Split rim for pneumatic tire A split rim for pneumatic tire includes a disk part having a seat portion allowing a corresponding tire bead part to be seated at the radial outer end. First and second pieces are connected to the disk part and have cylindrical parts coaxial with the disk parts. The... | 01/22/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5615574 | Method and assembly for clamping and releasing a rotary member on a motor-driven shaft of an unbalance measuring arrangement An unbalance measuring machine has an arrangement for clamping and release a motor vehicle wheel or other rotary member on a motor-driven shaft. The machine has a bar which is guided movably in the shaft in its axial direction. The bar is engaged at one e... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5074347 | Self-centering device for locking aircraft wheel rims A self-centering device for locking aircraft undercarriage wheel rims comprises a hollow telescopic shaft (14, 15) on which a wheel rim (30) is to be mounted, and which is traversed by a slidable rod (16) with which there engages by bilateral engagement a... | 12/24/1991 |
| 4169585 | Workpiece holder A workpiece holder includes a plurality of elements movable radially outwardly into engagement with an inner surface of an annular workpiece in response to movement of a cam.... | 10/02/1979 |
| 4093006 | Devices for gripping wheels The invention pertains to improvements to devices for fitting and removing tires, whereby a clamping device is provided for the rims, characterized by the fact that the latter mainly consists of the combination of three guides attached to a common support... | 06/06/1978 |
| 4034786 | Wheel chuck A wide range wheel chuck in which three wheel engaging chucks are disposed on the ends of three lever arms. The lever arms are rotatably journaled at the other end to a stationary base and at a point intermediate their ends to a base that is rotatable wit... | 07/12/1977 |
| 3949794 | Wheel stand A wheel stand for supporting a wheel rim, the stand comprising a base having a hub connected thereto and spaced inwardly and axially from the plane of the base. A plurality of pivots are connected to and spaced about the base and a shaft is mounted in the... | 04/13/1976 |
