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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7373963 | 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 ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 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 |
| 6536501 | Tire changing and bead breaker apparatus An apparatus for the mounting/dismounting of tires on wheels. A bead breaker module with elongated pressure clamps pivotally moved by an actuator such that the elongated pressure clamps extend from the perimeter of a tire to a position proximal the tire s... | 03/25/2003 |
| 5728220 | Tire soaper apparatus A tire soaper apparatus including a soaper station and a conveyor for selectively advancing tires to the soaping station. The soaping station is characterized by a translationally mounted rotator for being moved into engagement with a tire to thereby rota... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5088539 | Tire changing apparatus A tire changer having a vertical wheel hold down shaft rotatably mounted in a base cabinet and extending upward to a wheel mounting end portion above the cabinet. A collar attached to the hold down shaft beneath its mounting end portion and having a frust... | 02/18/1992 |
| 4840215 | Tire changer safety post Safety apparatus for a tire changer having a support table for tire/rim assemblies and a tire inflation system includes a post having a quick disconnect mechanism for engagement with and release from the support table. The post has high pitch threads whic... | 06/20/1989 |
| 4785864 | Rim mount for tire uniformity machine A rim mount for a tire uniformity machine. The upper rim has bolts that cooperate with keyhole slots in an adaptor to mount the upper rim. The lower rim has keyhole slots that cooperate with bolts threaded into a lower chuck to mount the lower rim.... | 11/22/1988 |
| 4768909 | High-speed lock nut, especially for attaching a vehicle wheel to the clamping shaft of a balancing machine A high-speed lock nut, especially for attaching a vehicle wheel to the clamping shift of a balancing machine, has a casing or body in which at least one threaded segment is positioned in a radially movable manner. Manually actuating means serve to move th... | 09/06/1988 |
| 4563975 | Tire soaping apparatus for tire mounting A mechanism for lifting wheels from a conveyor and positioning them in a wheel soaping mechanism. Also included is a device for rotating a lifted wheel through 360° for presentation to a spray nozzle for soaping the wheel. The rotating mechanism is adapt... | 01/14/1986 |
| 4538660 | Rotary drive device for mandrel-carrying arbors of tire dismounting machines A drive arrangement is disclosed for rotating the rim and tire supporting mandrel of a tire dismounting machine. The drive arrangement includes a hydraulic cylinder reciprocable relative to a piston rod fixed in the machine housing. The cylinder carries a... | 09/03/1985 |
