Metal working – Method of mechanical manufacture – Repairing
Patent
1993-01-12
1993-11-02
Echols, P. W.
Metal working
Method of mechanical manufacture
Repairing
2940203, 29273, B23P 600, B25B 2714
Patent
active
052574466
ABSTRACT:
A vehicle tire and wheel handling device in the form of a pair of tire and wheel receiving cradles or supports for receiving, supporting and handling vehicle tires and wheels when a vehicle is on a hoist in elevated position to facilitate the tires and wheels being "rotated", that is, being switched from one position on the vehicle to another position. Each cradle or support includes spaced parallel side support members interconnected by end rollers to cradle and receive a substantial portion of the periphery of a tire and wheel assembly in order to engage and support the wheel as it is removed from a wheel hub and maintain it supported in generally an upright position while the wheel is moved from a position adjacent one hub of the vehicle to a position adjacent another hub of the vehicle so that the tire and wheel assembly can be remounted on the vehicle on a different hub from which it was removed. The cradles or supports are rotatably mounted for swivelling about vertical axes on a support beam or arm that is centrally supported for swivelling or rotatable movement about a vertical axis to facilitate the tire and wheel assemblies being rotated or switched from one position to another on the vehicle and specifically to switch the tire and wheel assemblies between the front and rear hubs on the same side of the vehicle.
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Steves Brett V.
Steves Jeff M.
Steves, Jr. Frank
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