Apparatus for fitting and removing an automobile tire
OwnerFrancis du Quesneinventor
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Abstract
The present apparatus is for fitting and removing an automobile tire from a wheel and by which it is possible to adjust the tool at a desired distance from the wheel. This apparatus comprises a rotatable table mounted on a frame and including jaws radially movable for gripping a wheel, means for rotating said table and for radially moving said jaws, a column extending vertically from said frame, an arm movable transversally in the column and fitted obliquely and slanting down towards the wheel, a vertical rod carried by and vertically adjustable in height in this rod, a tool carried by the bottom end of said rod for fitting and removing the tire, and means acting between the arm and the vertical column for moving and locking said arm.
Claims7
Apparatus for fitting and removing an automobile tire, comprising a frame, a table rotatably mounted on said frame and including jaws radially movable for gripping a wheel, means for rotating said table and for radially moving said jaws, a column extending vertically from said frame, an arm carried by and movable with respect to the column, said arm being positioned obliquely with respect to said column and slanting down towards the wheel, a vertical rod carried by and vertically adjustable in height in this rod, a tool carried by the bottom end of said rod for fitting and removing the tire, and means acting between the arm and the vertical column for moving and locking said arm.
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