Did You Know...
...that the Eveready Battery began as an invention called the "electric flowerpot," which was a tube with a battery and light bulb inside? The idea was to fasten this gizmo to the side of a flowerpot so it would illuminate the flowers from the bottom. The idea died on the vine and the businessman who licensed the flower pot, Conrad Huber, was left with a pile of useless tubes -- until he found a way to market them as batteries to light the world!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7896054 | Machine for fitting and removing wheel tires for vehicles A machine for fitting and removing wheel tires for vehicles includes a supporting structure of a clamping and rotating device for clamping and rotating the wheel rim and an operating head for fitting/removing a tire onto/from the rim. The operating head has a remova... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7882882 | 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... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7828035 | Machine for fitting and removing wheel tires for vehicles A machine for fitting and removing wheel tires for vehicles includes a bearing structure that supports a clamping and rotating device of the wheel rim for vehicles around a substantially vertical rotation axis, at least one tool supported by the bearing structure an... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7743812 | Apparatus for fitting or removing a pneumatic tire to or from a rim of a vehicle wheel An apparatus for fitting or removing tyre to or from a rim 1 of a vehicle wheel comprising a hooked tool 2 which is controlledly moved in a pivotal connection location 4 along a sliding guide 11 and in a second pivotal connection location... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7712510 | Tire installation tool An installation tool for mounting a tire to a wheel, the tire and wheel defining a central axis, the tire having opposing annular sides and two circumferential beads that define an opening through the opposing annular sides and the wheel having shoulders for receivi... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7621311 | Tire-wheel assembly adjuster A tire-wheel assembly adjuster is disclosed. The tire-wheel assembly comprises a working assembly adapted to be adjustable along an axis relative a workpiece and a sub-assembly coupled to the working assembly that is adapted to be radially adjustable relative the ax... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7546865 | Machine for assembling and disassembling a tyre fitted with a rigid inner run-flat ring A machine for assembling and disassembling a tyre fitted with a rigid inner run-flat ring, wherein the machine is a tyre removing machine having a turntable; a tool column located alongside the turntable and having a guide located alongside and parallel to the turnt... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7481258 | Device for tyre disassembling machines designed to simplify tyre assembling without excessive stretching The present invention relates to an improved device for tire disassembling machines in general, designed to simplify tire assembling on rim without excessive stretching. ... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7455096 | Machine for fitting and removing tires and wheel rims for vehicles A machine for removing and fitting tires and wheel rims for vehicles includes a supporting structure of clamping and rotating device for clamping and rotating the rim of a vehicle wheel around a rotation axis, at least one operating unit which is movably associated ... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7455097 | Machine for fitting and removing vehicle wheels A machine for fitting and removing vehicle wheels includes a base frame, a clamping and rotating device for clamping and rotating the rim of a vehicle wheel around a horizontal rotation axis, which are fitted on the base frame by interposing straight first guide mea... | 11/25/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7438109 | Tire changer A tire changing machine comprises a chassis and a rotatable turntable configured to retain a wheel rim. The machine further includes a tower carrying a mount/demount head movable toward and away from the wheel rim. A saddle for retaining a tire in a generally uprigh... | 10/21/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7341090 | Assembling-disassembling machine provided with a overturnable mounting-dismounting tool The present invention relates to an assembling-disassembling machine provided with a base, a rotating support device (4) for a wheel rim or tyred wheel, an upright or column element (2) extending upwards from the base, and at least one mounting/dismoun... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7337664 | Lifting device for fitting vehicle wheels on wheel balancers Lifting device for fitting vehicle wheels on wheel balancers, comprising a support platform for at least one vehicle wheel to be fitted on/removed from the substantially horizontal balancing shaft of a wheel balancer, a jack for lifting or elevating said platform, a... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7322876 | Apparatus for preparing a tire surface for application of a patch An apparatus is provided for use in preparing the inner surface of a tire for the application of a patch so that, for example, the tire may be equipped with various electronic devices. The apparatus facilitates improved operation of a grinder or buffer so that the g... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7322089 | Method of inserting a valve stem into a valve stem aperture defined by a wheel movable along an assembly line The present invention provides an enhanced method and apparatus for locating a valve stem aperture in a wheel. The invention includes a locating station having an overhead camera to scan the wheel. The scanned image of the wheel is received by a controller and is di... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7306023 | Tool protection device in a tire assembling-disassembling machine A protection device for tool in a tire assembling-disassembling machine, which tool (2) has at least one working slot or groove (3) designed to slidingly engage, in use, with a peripheral edge of a wheel rim (C) located on the tire assembling-disassemb... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7296351 | Method for servicing a tired-wheel A tired-wheel having a wheel-rim and a tire thereon is automatically serviced. The method includes loading the tired-wheel onto a motor-driven support mounted for rotation about an axis of rotation, centering the tired-wheel with respect to the axis of rotation, and... | 11/20/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7191019 | Dynamic line configuration A dynamically-reconfigurable production line includes an item-interaction unit and an item-identification unit configured to read item data from an item approaching the item-interaction unit. On the basis of the item data, a processor accesses a memory to select par... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7181832 | Valve stem installation device A valve stem installation system includes a robotic arm for moving a valve stem insertion device around the lip of wheel. The system also includes a pair of valve stem aperture sensors positioned on the robotic arm adjacent the valve stem insertion device and moveab... | 02/27/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7143890 | Vertical transfer device for tire assembly line A transfer device is provided for transferring tires from a tire conveyor line to a wheel conveyor line. The transfer device includes first and second surfaces rotatable with respect to one another. The first surface can receive tires from the tire conveyor line. A ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7108036 | Device for mounting and dismounting tires of wheels positioned on a wheel support of a tire changing machine The device includes a special tool for extracting an upper bead of a tire; the tool is of such a shape and is activated in such a way as to automate the tire dismounting operation reliably and safely. The device comprises other tools, used in the lower bead extracti... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7089987 | Apparatus for servicing a tired wheel An apparatus for servicing a tired wheel for motor vehicles, which comprises a tire assembling-disassembling machine provided with a rotatable motor-driven support (3) for supporting a wheel to be handled, sensor means (4, 5) for controlling both the p... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7082677 | 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... | 08/01/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7048026 | Machine for fitting and removing tires and wheel rims for vehicles A machine for fitting/removing tires and wheel rims for vehicles, comprising a frame for supporting elements for coupling and turning a rim, onto/from which a tire is to be fitted/removed, about a rotation axis, and a working assembly that is movably supported by th... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7044188 | Apparatus for mounting and inflating a tire and wheel assembly An apparatus (10) of the present invention is designed for assembling and inflating a tire (12) mounted on a wheel (18). A tool (36) of the apparatus (10) rotates around the tire (12) for forcing one of the beads of the tire... | 05/16/2006 |
| D515891 | Universal hub removal set | 02/28/2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
