Wheel rim stacking device
US7117999B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 1, 2003 |
| Grant date | Oct 10, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 1, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D2585/6882
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A wheel rim stacking apparatus to stack at least two wheel rims in a co axial and vertical relationship. The apparatus including an annular flange including an inwardly directed substantially cylindrical shaped wall of a diameter substantially commensurate with the outside diameter of the bead of a wheel rim to allow the wheel rim to be located with the cylindrical wall to be located on the outside thereof, the cylindrical wall having an upper edge and a lower edge. The annular flange including therefrom a radially inwardly extending landing web positioned intermediate of the upper and lower edge of the cylindrical wall, the landing web presenting (a) an upwardly facing surface by which a lower positioned bead of the wheel rim can engage to provide a vertical support to an upper one of the wheel rims and (b) a lower surface to locate on top of the upper positioned bead of an adjacent lower one of the wheel rims.
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