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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20090260765 | Method and Apparatus for Retaining a Wheel A device for retaining a wheel having an inner diameter during an assembly operation of a tire-wheel assembly at a single-cell workstation includes a claw portion that releasably-attaches to the inner diameter of the wheel, including a fixed portion and a rotatable port... | 10/22/2009 |
| 20090242140 | JACK MOUNTED TIRE BEAD BUSTER A tire removal tool for breaking the bead of the tire from the wheel rim is provided. The tool can include a bead member that is removably attachable to a distal end of a support member that is part of a trailer elevation jack. The elevation jack is rigidly attached to ... | 10/01/2009 |
| 20070251649 | 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 turntable... | 11/01/2007 |
| 20070175592 | Method of Manufacture of an Energy Absorbing Tire Cage A tire cage is disclosed for containing the debris from a tire explosion. The cage includes a lightweight energy absorbing material for protecting structural members of the cage from tire explosion damage so that the cage is reusable. The energy absorbing material may b... | 08/02/2007 |
| 20070074823 | Flip seal apparatus and system and method for inflating a tire using the same An inflator device is disclosed. The inflator device includes a seal assembly that maintains, while sealing from ambient pressure, an open air passageway between a tire bead and wheel bead seat during an inflation procedure. A seal for the inflator device is also disclo... | 04/05/2007 |
| 20060231212 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TIRE INFLATION An apparatus and method for simply and inexpensively positioning mounted automobile and truck tires for effective setting of a bead, with subsequent inflation in an efficient manner. In one exemplary embodiment, the apparatus is a wheel-like structure with an outer rim ... | 10/19/2006 |
| 20060169414 | Vehicle tire changer with integrated detector for tire pressure sensors An improved vehicle wheel tire changing system configured to detect the presence of a tire pressure monitoring system sensor, mounted within a vehicle wheel assembly, prior to altering the mounting of a tire on an associated wheel rim. ... | 08/03/2006 |
| 20060086465 | Energy absorbing tire cage and method of use A tire cage is disclosed for containing the debris from a tire explosion. The cage includes a lightweight energy absorbing material for protecting structural members of the cage from tire explosion damage so that the cage is reusable. The energy absorbing material may b... | 04/27/2006 |
| 20060037712 | 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 dama... | 02/23/2006 |
| 20050082013 | Protective tire shield The apparatus which protects from an explosive air blast when inflating a wheel comprises: a frame having a front side, a back side, a top side and an end portion for entry of the wheel into the cage; a transparent shield positioned on an interior front side of the fram... | 04/21/2005 |
| 20050067114 | Tire fitting method and device A wheel is positioned at an initial position by partially fitting a tire, from above, to the wheel in a slanting direction. From state where the wheel is positioned at the initial position, an expander, which expand paired bead portions of the tire in a radial direction... | 03/31/2005 |