Vehicle wheel buffing stand

A vehicle wheel buffing stand comprising:

• a first side support frame;
• a second side support frame spaced from the first side support frame;
• a first roller assembly having a first roller extending between the first side support frame and the second side support frame, the first roller being operably connected to the first side support frame and the second side support frame, and a second roller extending between the first side support frame and the second side support frame, the second roller being operably connected to the first side support frame and the second side support frame, the second roller being spaced from the first roller;
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• a second roller assembly having a first pair of spaced, lateral rollers supported along the first side support frame wherein the first pair of spaced, lateral rollers are permanently aligned with the first side support frame,
• wherein the stand is configured to receive a vehicle wheel wherein the first roller and the second roller are configured to engage the vehicle wheel and rotatably support the vehicle wheel wherein an operator can rotate the vehicle wheel on the first roller and the second roller and to prepare surfaces of the vehicle wheel in preparation for mounting a tire on the vehicle wheel, and wherein in response to lateral movement of the vehicle wheel along the first roller and the second roller, the first pair of spaced, lateral rollers are configured to engage the vehicle wheel wherein one roller of the first pair of lateral rollers rotates in a direction opposite to an other roller of the first pair of lateral rollers.

A vehicle wheel buffing stand comprising:

• a first side support frame;
• a second side support frame spaced from the first side support frame;
• a first roller extending between the first side support frame and the second side support frame, the first roller being operably connected to the first side support frame and the second side support frame;
• a second roller extending between the first side support frame and the second side support frame, the second roller being operably connected to the first side support frame and the second side support frame, the second roller being spaced from the first roller,
• wherein the first side support frame has at least three notches and the second side support frame has at least three notches wherein the first roller has opposite ends that fit in a first set of aligned notches of the first side support frame and the second side support frame, the second roller having opposite ends that fit in a second set of aligned notches of the first side support frame and the second side support frame, the space between the first roller and the second roller being adjustable based on the sets of aligned notches where the first roller and the second roller are positioned,
• wherein the first roller and the second roller are supported on the first side support frame and the second side support frame a same distance from a supporting surface supporting the first side support frame and the second side support frame,
• wherein the stand is configured to receive a vehicle wheel wherein the first roller and the second roller are configured to engage the vehicle wheel and rotatably support the vehicle wheel wherein an operator can rotate the vehicle wheel on the first roller and the second roller and to prepare surfaces of the vehicle wheel in preparation for mounting a tire on the vehicle wheel.

A vehicle wheel buffing stand comprising:

• a first side support frame;
• a second side support frame spaced from the first side support frame;
• a first roller extending between the first side support frame and the second side support frame, the first roller being operably connected to the first side support frame and the second side support frame;
• a second roller extending between the first side support frame and the second side support frame, the second roller being operably connected to the first side support frame and the second side support frame, the second roller being spaced from the first roller,
• wherein the first roller and the second roller are supported on the first side support frame and the second side support frame a same distance from a supporting surface supporting the first side support frame and the second side support frame,
• a first pair of spaced, lateral rollers supported along the first side support frame, wherein the first roller and the second roller extend generally transverse to the first pair of spaced, lateral rollers,
• wherein the stand is configured to receive a vehicle wheel wherein the first roller and the second roller are configured to engage the vehicle wheel and rotatably support the vehicle wheel wherein an operator can rotate the vehicle wheel on the first roller and the second roller and to prepare surfaces of the vehicle wheel in preparation for mounting a tire on the vehicle wheel.

A vehicle wheel buffing stand comprising:

• a first side support frame;
• a second side support frame spaced from the first side support frame,
• wherein the first side support frame has two vertical legs connected by a lower side beam and an upper side beam, the lower side beam having at least five notches, the notches spaced along the lower side beam, and wherein the second side support frame has two vertical legs connected by a lower side beam and an upper side beam, the lower side beam having at least five notches, the notches spaced along the lower side beam, and wherein a first cross-beam is connected between the first side support frame and the second side support frame and at first ends of the first side support frame and the second side support frame, and a second cross-beam is connected between the first side support frame and the second side support frame and at second ends of the first side support frame and second side support frame;
• a first roller extending between the first side support frame and the second side support frame, the first roller being operably connected to the first side support frame and the second side support frame;
• a second roller extending between the first side support frame and the second side support frame, the second roller being operably connected to the first side support frame and the second side support frame, the second roller being spaced from the first roller,
• wherein the first roller and the second roller are supported on the first side support frame and the second side support frame a same distance from a supporting surface supporting the first side support frame and the second side support frame,
• wherein the stand is configured to receive a vehicle wheel wherein the first roller and the second roller are configured to engage the vehicle wheel and rotatably support the vehicle wheel wherein an operator can rotate the vehicle wheel on the first roller and the second roller and to prepare surfaces of the vehicle wheel in preparation for mounting a tire on the vehicle wheel.

A vehicle wheel buffing stand comprising:

• a first side support frame;
• a second side support frame spaced from the first side support frame;
• a first roller extending between the first side support frame and the second side support frame, the first roller being operably connected to the first side support frame and the second side support frame;
• a second roller extending between the first side support frame and the second side support frame, the second roller being operably connected to the first side support frame and the second side support frame, the second roller being spaced from the first roller,
• wherein the first roller and the second roller are supported on the first side support frame and the second side support frame a same distance from a supporting surface supporting the first side support frame and the second side support frame,
• wherein the stand is configured to receive a vehicle wheel wherein the first roller and the second roller are configured to engage the vehicle wheel and rotatably support the vehicle wheel wherein an operator can rotate the vehicle wheel on the first roller and the second roller and to prepare surfaces of the vehicle wheel in preparation for mounting a tire on the vehicle wheel, wherein the first side support frame has two vertical legs and further comprising a lateral roller supported by the first side support frame at one of the vertical legs wherein the vehicle wheel is configured to freely move laterally along the first roller and the second roller without engaging the lateral roller.