Wheelwright machines – Rubber tire mounting and/or demounting apparatus – For collapsing or shifting tire axially
Patent
1976-07-08
1977-08-02
Smith, Al Lawrence
Wheelwright machines
Rubber tire mounting and/or demounting apparatus
For collapsing or shifting tire axially
B60C 2506
Patent
active
040390160
ABSTRACT:
A tire changing device including a stand having a wheel receiving surface for receiving and holding a wheel to permit a tire servicing operation to be performed on a tire on the wheel, a bead breaker assembly mounted for movement on the stand toward and away from the wheel receiving surface for breaking the bead of a tire, and a fluid motor interconnecting the stand and the bead breaker for moving the bead breaker toward the wheel receiving surface, the motor including a cylinder having a closed end with a bore in the closed end, the cylinder being partially closed at its opposite end while being open across at least one diameter, a rod extending through the bore, a piston removably secured to the rod within the cylinder, and a closing member for the partially closed end removably received therein. Both the piston and the closing member are removable through the partially closed end to facilitate servicing.
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patent: 3474710 (1969-10-01), Stryker
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Smith Al Lawrence
Smith James G.
The Coats Company, Inc.
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