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US 4,036,274 AGranted
Safety cage for tire inflation
OwnerAubrey A. Peel, Sr.inventor
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Abstract
A safety cage for holding a pneumatic tire during inflation is provided in which a framework is formed having a base and a center post protruding therefrom for the placement of a pneumatic tire for inflation of the tire. Side frame members extend from the base member and have top frame members attached thereto which swing over onto the center post where a locking pin locks the top frame members together and to the center post for holding the pneumatic tire mounted on a wheel within the safety cage to prevent injury to a worker during the inflation operation.
Claims9
Safety cage for placing a pneumatic tire during inflation comprising in combination:
- a base frame;
- a center post member attached to said base frame and protruding therefrom, said center post member having a locking bracket fixedly attached thereto;
- side frame members attached to said base frame in a spaced relationship to said center post member;
- top frame members attached to said side frame members and movable toward said center post member in one position and movable to a second position to allow a pneumatic tire around said center post member, each said top frame member having a locking member mounted thereon for locking to said locking bracket fixedly attached to said center post member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.