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8161632 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...
8096328 Modular tire inflator  
A tire inflation apparatus for inflating a tire mounted on a rim comprises an inflation head mounted to a moveable inflation shaft of a head position cylinder and an assist cylinder mounted to a...
8011412 Tire removal aid for large tires to minimize / eliminate scuffing of the wheel  
An apparatus for protecting the exterior or polished surface of wheels as tires are removed and placed on the wheel. The apparatus includes a substantially flat base having a plurality of...
7997321 Automatic bead seater assembly  
An automatic bead seating assembly to automatically move a bead seating assembly or manifold into contact with a wheel or tire assembly and cause the bead to be seated. The assembly comprises an...
7896055 Bead holder  
A bead holder for installing a tire on a wheel includes a body portion, a first portion, and a second portion. The second portion includes a flat inner surface and a flat outer surface. The flat...
7789116 Wheel unit  
A wheel unit (10) comprises a wheel rim (12), a pneumatic tyre (14) receivable on the wheel rim (12) and a runflat assembly (16) adapted to be seated on the wheel rim (12) to close off a well (22)...
7775249 Tire stand  
A method and apparatus for centering a tire on a wheel for concentrically mounting the tire on the wheel. The tire and wheel assembly are placed on an arched member which gravitationally centers...
7726376 Locking device for a tire mounted on a wheel rim to optimize dynamic balancing of a tired wheel  
The present invention relates to a locking device design to act between a tire and its respective wheel rim for dynamically balancing a tired wheel. The locking device is arranged to be installed...
7699087 Method for mounting a pneumatic tire  
Method for mounting a pneumatic tire on a well base rim of a motor vehicle wheel, in which the pneumatic tire is grasped by means of a manipulator, brought up to a rim held in a clamping device and...
7640963 Tire/wheel bead entrapment remover  
A tire/wheel bead entrapment remover is disclosed. The tire/wheel bead entrapment remover includes one or more working assemblies having a circumferential perimeter that substantially engages a...
7628193 Portable tire changer  
Systems for removing a tire from a rim are shown and described. In one embodiment, the system comprises a substantially flat base. A centerpiece is configured to attach to the base. A primary lever...
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...
7543622 Tire changer having oil injection system  
A tire changer apparatus comprises a rotor operative to support a wheel rim. A toolhead is movable into engagement with the wheel rim during a tire changing operation. A gas distribution network is...
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...
7293595 Rotatable wheel rim support group particularly for a tire assembling-disassembling machine  
The present invention relates to a rotatable wheel rim support group designed to be mounted on an assembling-disassembling machine. The support group includes at least one pair of annular...
7261135 Method for mounting a tire on a rim  
A method of fitting a tire P and a removable tread support S on a one-piece wheel rim J, rim comprising a first rim seat, inclined outwards, and the tire P comprises a first bead and a second bead...
7225849 Tire inflation and handling assistance device  
A tire inflation and handling assistance device provides an adequately stabilized and supported vertical tire support member having a hub engagement and stop structure which can be pivoted from a...
7172009 Device for demounting a tire on a rim with seats inclined outwards  
A device designed for demounting a tire from a rim at least one of whose seats is inclined outwards, the device being in the form of an insert (4) of length (L) with three faces and whose...
7165593 Device for optimizing bead seating  
The invention relates to a device for optimizing bead seating (1). According to the invention, a displaceable contact wheel is used to create a tread contact surface (26) between a motor vehicle...
7163041 Tire installation and removal tool  
A tool is provided for assistance in removing and installing tires on wheel rims. The tool can be provided with a handle having a tool head disposed at each end. Each tool head is designed to fit...
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...
H002175 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...
RE39312 Dual ring tire inflator with splittable support plate  
An apparatus for inflating a tire mounted on a rim can include a conveyor for transporting a tire mounted on a rim to a predetermined position at a tire inflating work station. The conveyor can...
7108035 Bead breaker device  
A bead breaker device (1) having an arm (2) able to slide horizontally along a sliding axis (X—X), in a pipe (3) supported so that it can slide vertically on a post (4) projecting cantilevered f...
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...
7044176 Device for controlled activation of the pressurized supply of air for inflating tires in machines for tire dealers  
A device for controlled activation of the pressurized supply of air for inflating tires in machines for tire dealers comprising air feeders, at least one pair of regulators for air pressure...
6991018 Protecting pad  
A protective pad which removably attaches to the rim of a wheel thereby protecting the wheel from damage during tire mounting and demounting when such mounting or demounting is performed manually...
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...
6863110 Method and apparatus for removing vehicle wheel  
A method of separating the bead of a tire from a rim to which it is mounted in a tire/rim combination. One step of the method involves providing a tire lifting device having a working end including...
6801126 Method and apparatus for installing tire pressure monitor assembly onto wheels  
A method and apparatus are provided for installing tire pressure monitor sensors onto wheels and for assembling tires onto wheels having tire pressure monitor sensors. The method includes orienting...
6659153 Device and method for putting motor vehicle tires onto rims of disk wheels  
The invention relates to a device and a method for fitting motor vehicle tires onto rims of disk wheels having a tire fitting tool (17) which can rotate about an axis and is mounted at a distance...
6564848 Bead vice tire tool  
A tire tool for facilitating the removal of a tire from a wheel rim having multiple radially spaced stud holes. The tire tool comprises a main body portion with two threaded bores at opposite ends...
6516855 Wheel rim locking device for tire removal machines  
A wheel rim locking device for tire removal machines, comprising, for supporting the wheel rim, an upper plate provided with an axial hole and supported at the top of a hollow vertical rotary...
6463982 Tire inflation apparatus with multiple inflation bells  
A telescoping tire inflation apparatus for inflating wheel-mounted tires having a variety of different diameters and widths without requiring a hardware change. The apparatus includes a bell...
6405780 Device for sealing and inflating tires  
A device that is used to seal a tire and to inflate the seated tire. An outer chamber serves to both direct exhaust air from an inner chamber with the tire and to protect the operator. The inner...
6401788 Tire changing apparatus and method  
Apparatus and methods for dismounting and mounting tires onto vehicle wheels without removing the tires and wheels from the vehicle. The apparatus (26) includes three carriages (20, 22, 24), two of...
6305453 Tire bead breaker  
A portable, lightweight, tire bead breaking apparatus includes a vertically oriented frame disposed upon a wheeled base. A hydraulically actuated ram is pivotally mounted to the frame. A bead...
6286578 Process and device for inflating a tire  
A process and device for inflating a tire by forming, within an enclosure in which there are enclosed the rim and the beads of the tire, an inflation orifice between a first seat of the rim and a...
6269861 Tire removal and installation tool  
A tool is provided for assistance in removing and installing tires on wheel rims. The tool has a body with a lateral opening for engaging the flange of a wheel rim, preferably opening into a cavity...
6179032 Bead depressor  
A bead depressor for use upon fitting or removal of a tire whereby a tire bead is held in a well base of a wheel comprises a plurality of depressor elements connected together by a cable, and a...
6173751 Burst protection device for tire removing machines  
A burst protection device for tire removing machines of the type having a platform on which a wheel can be located and an arm supporting a bead extractor, the burst protection device comprising a...
6148892 Tire inflation apparatus and method having floating platen  
Apparatus for inflating a wheel-mounted tire on a high production basis comprises a platen supported on a frame beneath an inflation head on which the wheel-mounted tire is received. The platen has...
6138737 Method and machine for mounting tires  
A method and machine for mounting tires, bead by bead, in which, after hag partially set a first bead in place in the groove of a wheel rim, that mounting of the first bead of the tire is completed...
6067849 Tire repair work station  
A tire support structure capable of spreading the beads of a tire for inspection and repair is supported by a mechanism for raising and lowering the structure. This permits the structure to be...
6065522 Device for constraining a wheel and type assembly on a platform  
A tire changing machine having a self-centering platform with a vertical axis is provided with a safety device for releasably locking on the platform a wheel with a tire. The device is particularly...
6044888 Lift and spin device for rim holding tire changers  
A device which can be retrofitted onto existing passenger vehicle rim holding tire changers or provided as a feature of such equipment by the original equipment manufacturer. An operator rolls a...
6029716 Tire inflater method and apparatus  
A tire inflating method and apparatus, allowing inflation of different sized tires without changing over a tire inflation device. The tire inflation device has two chambers, an inner chamber and an...
5979532 Versatile tire lever  
A tire lever is adopted for use in removing a tire having a bead from a bicycle wheel rim having a plurality of spokes disposed thereon. The lever includes an elongated body having an axis, and...
5971053 Safety restraint and barrier for use with tire servicing equipment  
Apparatus usable with a tire changing machine includes a protective arm that may be pivoted about a shaft having an axis that is generally parallel to the radial axis of the wheel and tire assembly...
5884659 Portable tubeless tire inflating system  
A new Portable Tubeless Tire Inflating System for forcing a large volume of air into a tubeless tire which presses the side-walls of the tire against the rim, thereby setting a bead so the user may...
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