Patent References 3038528 3255800 3474840 3490512 3685565 Apparatus for removing a tire from or fitting a tire to a wheel-rim Patent #: 4381028 InventorApplicationNo. 07/004073 filed on 01/16/1987US Classes:157/1.24, Pedestal type157/21Adjustable or adaptable for different sizes or shapesExaminersPrimary: Schmidt, Frederick R.Assistant: Showalter, Robert Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesB60C 25/135 (20060101)B60C 25/00 (20060101) AbstractA Tire Changing Stand is shown having a base which includes a wheel rim supporting surface which is arranged in a plane generally parallel to the ground. A dome-shaped enclosure slopes evenly away from the wheel rim supporting surface toward the ground to define an open interior. A hydraulic power unit and hydraulic motor are contained within the open interior of the base. The hydraulic motor has an output shaft which terminates in a coupling for a tool driving extension. The output shaft is arranged in the base interior generally perpendicular to the plane of the rim supporting surface. The length of the shaft is selected so that the coupling does not extend above the plane of the rim supporting surface. | |