Wheel clamp

Details Wheel clamp Wheel clamp

1980-01-17

1981-08-25

Martin, Jr., William D.

Geometrical instruments

Gauge

Wheel

33288, 33336, 248205R, G01B 5255, G01B 11275

Patent

active

042851360

ABSTRACT:
A wheel clamp for mounting a wheel aligning tool on a wheel rim and in a plane parallel to that of the wheel rim is disclosed. A lower bracket, a center sliding bracket and an upper clamping bracket are all mounted on a pair of parallel rods. The lower bracket is fixed to one end of the parallel rods, and two rim-engaging fingers project rearward therefrom. The upper clamping bracket slides freely on the parallel rods, and a single rim-engaging finger projects rearward therefrom. The upper sliding bracket may be positioned on the parallel rods so that the three rim-engaging fingers bear against either the inside surface or the outside surface of a peripheral lip found on the wheel rim. A clamping mechanism mounted on the upper clamping bracket fixes the upper bracket to the parallel rods and stresses the three-rim engaging fingers against either the outside or the inside surface of the peripheral lip, depending on which direction a knob on the clamping mechanism is turned. Alternative mounting means are provided on the center sliding bracket which allow the wheel clamp to be mounted directly on the lug bolts of a vehicle wheel.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2475502 (1949-07-01), Holmes
patent: 2927758 (1960-03-01), MacMillan
patent: 3488857 (1970-01-01), Bateman
patent: 3709451 (1973-01-01), Graham
patent: 4151655 (1979-05-01), Makarainen
patent: 4167817 (1979-09-01), Hunter

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