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US 4,785,864 AGranted
Rim mount for tire uniformity machine
AssigneeEagle-Picher Industries, Inc.
InventorsBarry D. Cargould, James C. Beebe
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Abstract
A rim mount for a tire uniformity machine. The upper rim has bolts that cooperate with keyhole slots in an adaptor to mount the upper rim. The lower rim has keyhole slots that cooperate with bolts threaded into a lower chuck to mount the lower rim.
Claims4
The rim mount for a tire uniformity machine comprising,
- upper and lower rim supports,
- upper and lower rims mounted on said rim supports,
- a plurality of bolts securing said rims to said rim supports, each said bolt having a head and a threaded shank,
- one of said rims and rim supports having said plurality of bolts partially threaded in it,
- the other of said rims and rim supports having a plurality of keyhole slots for receiving said bolts,
- each said keyhole slot having a large portion of a size sufficient to pass said bolt head, and a small portion of a size sufficient to receive said bolt shank but insufficient to pass said bolt head.
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The rim mount for a tire uniformity machine comprising,
- a lower chuck,
- a lower rim positionable on said chuck,
- an upper adaptor,
- an upper rim positionable on said adaptor,
- a plurality of bolts threaded into said chuck and upper rim and projecting upwardly therefrom,
- each said bolt having a head integral with a shank,
- each said lower rim and upper adaptor having keyhole slots aligned with and adapted to receive the bolts in said chuck and upper rim, respectively,
- each said keyhole slot having a large portion of a size sufficient to pass said bolt head and a small portion of a size sufficient to receive said bolt shank but insufficient to pass said bolt head.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.