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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5929334 | Ultrasensitive balancing device for automotive wheels A balancing device for a wheel and tire assembly has an elongate cylinder with an upper end, a lower end, an exterior surface and male threads formed on the exterior surface. A longitudinal cylinder bore extends axially through the cylinder and receives t... | 07/27/1999 |
| 4924705 | Pendent-type wheel balancer A suspension-type static wheel balancer for do-it-yourself mechanics including an upwardly-sloping conically-shaped body both centering and supporting the wheel through its center hub aperture in a generally horizontal position under the lifting point. Th... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4448073 | Wheel balancing device The device described is designed to balance wheels and comprises a tripod, an element sliding vertically and mounted upon the tripod, a supporting element serving to support the wheel to be balanced and supported, in turn, in one instance, by the vertical... | 05/15/1984 |
| 4237735 | Balancing apparatus This disclosure relates to an improved balancing apparatus and method which is especially useful for balancing tires for cars, trucks, etc. The improved balancing apparatus of this disclosure comprises a lifting mechanism including object holding elements... | 12/09/1980 |
| 4194399 | Wheel balancing tool A wheel balancing tool having a support cable that partially extends into a hollow shaft to a suspension point coincident with the tube axis, two wheel adapters threaded onto the tube, and an annular magnifying indicator attached to the cable juxtaposed a... | 03/25/1980 |
| 4051733 | Wheel balancing instrument A pendently suspended instrument for indicating the balance condition of a generally horizontal centrally apertured wheel includes a wheel support member having an upwardly facing surface for engaging the bottom side of the wheel. An elongated tube extend... | 10/04/1977 |
| 4048858 | Static rotor balancer A rotor is suspended from a body member which is mounted by two sets of bearings for substantially free pivotable movement about two orthogonally disposed intersecting axes, the axis of rotation of the rotor intersects the point of intersection of the two... | 09/20/1977 |
| 4043218 | Portable wheel-balancer A suspension type portable wheel-balancer for "do-it-yourself" automobile owners includes a vertical hollow shaft with a plate member threadedly adjustable at a given horizontal level on the shaft. A suspending wire is actually secured in the interior of ... | 08/23/1977 |
| 4011762 | Wheel balancing apparatus An apparatus for balancing automotive wheels consisting of a horizontal support plate adapted to be disposed beneath the central wheel disc, a flexible cable affixed to the support plate to extend upwardly through the central hub aperture of the wheel dis... | 03/15/1977 |
| 3992950 | Wheel balancing device A suspension type static balancing device for rotatable bodies such as automobile wheel and tire assemblies, the device comprising a suspended element which can be seated upon a horizontal surface and will have an annular flat face upon which a wheel to b... | 11/23/1976 |
