Tire bead seating device
AssigneePro-Tote Systems, Inc.
InventorJames Gesto
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Abstract
The present invention relates generally to tire servicing operations and, more specifically, to an improved tire bead seating device. The bead seating device may include an inlet configured to receive pressurized air. The inlet may couple to two or more outlets extending outwardly from a shell of the device. Further, a leg may extend downwardly from each outlet and include a nozzle for directing a pressurized gas into a cavity of a tire. In particular, pressurized air may be delivered via the nozzles to force the tire bead onto the rim flange. Advantageously, the bead seating device may emit a high volume of air through each nozzle to accommodate for wheel assemblies of different diameters.
Claims20
A bead seating device, comprising:
- an intake configured to receive a pressurized gas;
- one or more screens;
- and
- two or more outlets coupled to said intake, said outlets spaced apart and extending downwardly and radially inwardly for directing the pressurized gas to seat a tire bead.
A bead seating device, comprising:
- an inlet including an intake end, said intake end configured to receive a pressurized gas;
- a splitter coupled to a supply end of said inlet;
- two or more outlets coupled to said splitter, said outlets extending outwardly from said splitter;
- a leg extending downwardly from each outlet;
- and
- a nozzle rotatably coupled to each leg, said nozzle configured to direct the pressurized gas for seating a tire bead.
A bead seating device, comprising:
- an intake configured to receive a pressurized gas;
- and
- two or more outlets coupled to said intake, said outlets spaced apart and extending downwardly and radially inwardly for directing the pressurized gas to seat a tire bead, wherein a leg of each outlet is extendable with respect to each corresponding outlet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.