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US 11,634,307 B2Granted
Mechanical tire lift
OwnerKenneth Lee Edwards, Sr.inventor
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Abstract
A tire lifting assembly used to remove and replace a wheel and a tire on a vehicle is disclosed. The tire lifting assembly is configured to take the weight of the wheel and the tire when the service technician removes or replaces it thereby eliminating the need for manual efforts from a service technician. The assembly is rolled under the mounted wheel and tire and quickly adjusted to secure the wheel and tire by using a roller platform. A scissor jack mechanism is used to adjust the height of the roller platform which allows the rotation of the tire during the mounting procedure.
Claims6
A tire lifting device comprising:
- a frame mounted on a plurality of wheels;
- a height-adjustable stand positioned on said frame, height-adjustable stand having at least two opposing spaced rollers for supporting and engaging a lower circumference of a tire while allowing said tire to rotate;
- a pair of length-adjustable support tubes disposed at opposite sides of the frame;
- a tire guide at an upper end of each of said adjustable support tubes;
- a telescoping cylinder for moving the tire guide on each of said adjustable support tubes inwardly and outwardly within an arcuate path toward and away from a tire resting between said two spaced rollers, the telescoping cylinder having a lower end attached to said frame and an upper end attached to said tire guide whereby extension of said cylinder moves said tire guide toward said tire and retraction of said cylinder moves said tire guide away from said tire.
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