Tire changer safety foot
US4765387A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 2, 1987 |
| Grant date | Aug 23, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 2, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60C25/132
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Safety apparatus for tire inflation operations on a tire changing machine having a tire inflation system. The machine has a support table for receiving a tire/rim assembly, and has a tower at one side of the machine which supports a tire mount-demount head on a vertical adjust arm in position over the support table. A foot is provided for mounting on the mount-demount head, in one embodiment, so that the foot may be placed above a tire/rim assembly being inflated to absorb explosive forces if the tire explodes from the rim due to over inflation or a faulty tire bead. In another embodiment the mount-demount head has an impact absorbing member adjustable in vertical position on the vertical adjust arm. The impact absorbing member extends therefrom to overlie a tire/rim assembly for the aforementioned purpose.
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