Tire installation tool
US7712510B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 14, 2007 |
| Grant date | May 11, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 5, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60C25/12
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An installation tool for mounting a tire to a wheel, the tire and wheel defining a central axis, the tire having opposing annular sides and two circumferential beads that define an opening through the opposing annular sides and the wheel having shoulders for receiving the circumferential bead, the installation tool comprising a shoe having an upper axial side, a lower axial side and an outer radial side, wherein the shoe includes a beveled transition zone that extends across at least a part of at least one of the upper axial side and the outer radial side, the beveled transition zone defining a bead drawing surface that mounts the bead of the tire to the shoulder of the wheel when rotatable movement is introduced between the tire and the shoe.
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