Tire/wheel bead entrapment remover
US7367375B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 6, 2006 |
| Grant date | May 6, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 6, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60C25/135
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
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 tire. The one ore more working assemblies axially-moves one of a wheel of the tire mounted to the wheel while axially-fixing the other of the tire or the wheel to remove one or more entrapments between a bead of the tire and a beat seat of the wheel. According to an embodiment, a tire/wheel bead entrapment remover includes one or more wheels that engages an outboard surface or an inboard surface of a tire mounted to a wheel. The radial axis extends through the one or more wheels. The radial axis traverses a radial line that radially extends from a common axis of rotation of the tire and the wheel. A method for removing an entrapment from a tire/wheel assembly is also disclosed.
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