Bead holder

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2011-03-01

2011-03-01

Thomas, David B (Department: 3723)

Wheelwright machines

Rubber tire mounting and/or demounting apparatus

For collapsing or shifting tire axially

C157S001100

Reexamination Certificate

active

07896055

ABSTRACT:
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 inner surface includes a shoulder and a face, and a ledge defined between the shoulder and the face. A tire may be installed on a wheel using the bead holder by placing the first portion into a lughole on the wheel and bringing the second portion into contact with the rim, whereby the flat outer surface of the second portion prevents a tire bead from slipping back over the rim. A user may then work around the tire bead, stretching it over the rim of the tire without having the tire bead slip back over the rim.

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Ken-Tool® catalog, Bead Holding Device, 2008, p. 27.

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