# US 11,440,347 B2 · Apparatus and method for removal and installation of vehicles tires > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,440,347 B2 - Document ID: US11440347B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/229,696 - Filed: 2021-04-13 - Published: 2022-03-31 - Granted: 2022-09-13 - Earliest claimed: 2020-04-21 - Applicants: Ronald Horton - Inventors: Ronald Horton - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11440347B2 ## CPC - B60B 29/001: {comprising lifting or aligning means (B60B29/002 takes precedence)} - B60B 30/02: engaging the tyre, e.g. the tyre being mounted on the wheel rim - B60B 29/00: Apparatus or tools for mounting or dismounting wheels {(mounting of wheels at assembly lines B62D65/12)} - B60B 31/00: Apparatus or tools for assembling or disassembling wheels - B60B 2340/52: Auxiliary tools, e.g. For alignment - B60B: VEHICLE WHEELS (making wheels or wheel parts by rolling B21H1/00, by forging, hammering or pressing B21K1/28); CASTORS; AXLES FOR WHEELS OR CASTORS; INCREASING WHEEL ADHESION ## Abstract An apparatus having means for providing axial rotation and support of a wheel, wherein said wheel is intended for at least one of, removal, repair, inspection, installation, and replacement; means for allowing for different size wheels to be supported; means for rendering support for said means for providing axial rotation; means for allowing a lateral movement of said support rendering means along a central axis and operable for aligning the wheel with wheel studs; means for increasing a bottom surface area of said apparatus to create additional support for said apparatus; means for aiding a transportation and placement of said apparatus; and means for adjusting a vertical positioning of the wheel. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An apparatus comprising: a glide table, said glide table is configured to provide support for a wheel intended for at least one of, removal, repair, inspection, installation, and replacement, wherein said glide table is further configured to be operable for aligning a wheel with wheel studs and sliding the wheel on the wheel studs, in which said glide table comprises: a body that is configured to provide support for the wheel; and a glide table floor portion; a pair of primary rollers, said pair of primary rollers being configured to provide support for the wheel, wherein said pair of primary rollers being operable to prevent the tire of the wheel to make contact with said glide table floor portion, in which each of said pair of primary rollers comprises: an inner cylindrical body; and outer cylindrical body enclosing said inner cylindrical body; a roller box section, said roller box section is configured to provide a foundation for said glide table, said roller box section comprises; a plurality of walls; a floor portion; a plurality of secondary rollers, said plurality of secondary rollers is configured to be operable for allowing a lateral movement of said glide table along a central axis; a base section, in which said base section comprises; at least a plurality of internal walls; a floor, wherein said internal walls and floor is configured to provide protection and support for at least one or more components of said apparatus; at least two angled surfaces that are configured to increase a bottom surface area of said apparatus and create additional support for said glide table; and at least one or more handles that are configured to be operable for ease of transportation and placement of said apparatus. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising an airbag implement, wherein said airbag implement is configured to be operable for adjusting a vertical positioning of the wheel. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The apparatus of claim 2, in which said airbag implement comprises: a body; and a neck that is configured to attach to an inflation means. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The apparatus of claim 3, wherein said internal walls and floor is configured to provide protection and support for said airbag implement, said roller box section, and said plurality of secondary rollers. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, in which said glide table further comprises a plurality of slots disposed at different intervals, wherein said different slot intervals are configured to allow for different size wheels to be supported, wherein a tire of a wheel resting on said pair of primary rollers does not make contact with the glide table floor portion. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, in which said base section further comprises at least one of a generally rectangular-shaped base section, a generally square-shaped base section, a generally round-shaped base section and a generally ovular-shaped base section. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, in which said glide table comprises a roller table having a body that is configured to provide support for the wheel, in which said glide table further comprises: a plurality of roller pin openings; one or more table bearings; a central opening; and roller grooves. ### Claim 8 An apparatus comprising: a glide table, said glide table is configured to provide support for a wheel intended for at least one of, removal, repair, inspection, installation, and replacement, wherein said glide table is further configured to be operable for aligning a wheel with wheel studs and sliding the wheel on the wheel studs; at least one or more primary rollers, said one or more primary rollers being configured to provide support for the wheel; a roller box section, said roller box section is configured to provide a foundation for said glide table; a plurality of secondary rollers, said plurality of secondary rollers is configured to be operable for allowing a lateral movement of said glide table along central axis; a base section, in which said base section further comprises at least one of a generally rectangular-shaped base section, a generally square-shaped base section, a generally round-shaped base section and a generally ovular-shaped base section; an airbag device wherein said airbag device is configured to be operable for adjusting a vertical positioning of the wheel. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The apparatus of claim 8, in which said glide table comprises a roller table having a body that is configured to provide support for the wheel. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The apparatus of claim 9, in which said glide table further comprises: a plurality of roller pin openings; one or more table bearings; a central opening; and at least one or more roller grooves. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The apparatus of claim 9, in which said one or more primary rollers comprise of at least one or more table bearings. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The apparatus of claim 8, in which said glide table further comprises a plurality of slots disposed at different intervals, wherein said different slot intervals are configured to allow for different size wheels to be supported. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The apparatus of claim 12, in which each of said pair of primary rollers comprises at least an inner cylindrical body. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The apparatus of claim 13, in which each of said pair of primary rollers further comprises at least an outer cylindrical body enclosing said inner cylindrical body. ### Claim 15 (depends on 8) The apparatus of claim 8, in which said base section comprises at least a plurality of internal walls. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The apparatus of claim 15, in which said base section further comprises at least a floor, wherein said internal walls and floor are configured to provide protection and support for at least one or more components of said apparatus. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The apparatus of claim 16, in which said base section further comprises least two angled surfaces that are configured to increase a bottom surface area of said apparatus and create additional support for said glide table. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The apparatus of claim 17, in which said base section further comprises at least one or more handles that are configured to be operable for ease of transportation and placement of said apparatus. ### Claim 19 (depends on 8) The apparatus of claim 8, further comprising a back plate having at least one or more tabs, said at least one or more tabs being configured to be operable for snapping into corresponding back plate openings.