Weight Applicator for a Wheel and Method for Utilizing the Same
AssigneeAndroid Industries LLC
InventorsJohn Donnay, Dale Terry
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Abstract
A weight applicator for a wheel of a tire-wheel assembly is disclosed. The weight applicator includes an arm portion and an applicator portion connected to the arm portion. The applicator includes a radially-extending flange portion. The radially-extending flange portion is connected to the arm portion. A first plunger portion is movably-connected to the radially-extending flange portion by one or more first radial arms. A method is also disclosed.
Claims23
A weight applicator for a wheel of a tire-wheel assembly, comprising:
- an arm portion;
- and
- an applicator portion connected to the arm portion, wherein the applicator includes
- a radially-extending flange portion, wherein the radially-extending flange portion is connected to the arm portion, and
- a first plunger portion movably-connected to the radially-extending flange portion by one or more first radial arms.
A weight applicator for a wheel of a tire-wheel assembly, comprising:
- an arm portion;
- and
- a plurality of applicator portions connected to the arm portion, wherein each applicator portion of the plurality of applicator portions includes
- a radially-extending flange portion, wherein the radially-extending flange portion is connected to the arm portion, and
- one or more plunger portions movably-connected to the radially-extending flange portion by one or more radial arms.
A method for processing a wheel of a tire-wheel assembly, comprising the steps of:
- providing one or more radially-directed plunger portions that are connected to an arm portion;
- axially-moving the arm portion for positioning the one or more radially-directed plunger portions proximate a wheel;
- pivoting one or more of the arm portion and the one or more radially-directed plunger portions for positioning the one or more radially-directed plunger portions proximate a portion of an inner surface of the wheel;
- radially-extending the one or more radially-directed plunger portions away from the arm portion for engaging the portion of the inner surface of the wheel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.