Tire installation tool

Details Tire installation tool Tire installation tool

1991-07-24

1992-09-01

Smith, James G.

Wheelwright machines

Rubber tire mounting and/or demounting apparatus

For tire retaining ring

254131, B60C 2504

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051431343

ABSTRACT:
A tool for installing a tire on a wheel rim includes an elongated body member with a handle at one end and a tool head at the other end. The tool head has a tire engaging member terminating in an insertion end and a contact end. The tire engaging member has a back face attached to a connector portion of the elongated body member, and a front face on an opposite side of the tire engaging member. A tire contact part extends above the front face at the contact end. A wheel rim contact member extends from the back face and terminates in a wheel rim contact part. A portion of the tire engaging member between the insertion end and the wheel rim contact member is insertable between a tire bead and a rim flange.

REFERENCES:
patent: 1271919 (1918-07-01), Mathias
patent: 3873067 (1975-03-01), Carpio et al.
patent: 4436134 (1984-03-01), Gaither
patent: 4527607 (1985-07-01), Gaither
patent: 4919184 (1990-04-01), Du Quesne

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