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US 5,180,274 AGranted
Wheel handling apparatus
AssigneeVix Design Products, Inc.
InventorsRonald E. Haugen, David T. Murphy
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Abstract
A wheel handling apparatus has an upright frame movably supporting a carrier connected to a wheel holder and a power unit for operating the wheel holder. A winch mounted on the carrier is used to move the carrier along the frame. The wheel holder has a body rotatably mounted on the carrier and a cone head connected to the power unit. The body supports arms that are moved into engagement with a wheel when the head is moved by the power unit into the body.
Claims9
An apparatus for handling a wheel comprising:
- a frame, carrier means mounted on the frame, means mounting the carrier means on the frame for selected movement in upward and downward directions, lift means connected to the frame and the carrier means operable to move the carrier means in the upward direction and allow the carrier means to move in the downward direction, wheel holder means mounted on the carrier means for holding a wheel, said wheel holder means having a body and a head for holding a wheel, means mounting the body on the carrier means, and power means having a first member mounted on the carrier means and a second member supported on the means mounting the body on the carrier means, said second member being moveable relative to the first member upon operation of the power means, said head including a plurality of outwardly directed fin means having inwardly converging edges engageable with a portion of the wheel to hold the wheel against the body, said body having slot means to accommodate the fin means when the head is moved by the power means toward the body, means releasably connecting the head to the second member to allow the wheel to be located adjacent the body, whereby the head is moved by the power means toward the body to hold the wheel on said body to thereby support the wheel on the wheel holder means.
An apparatus for handling a wheel comprising:
- a frame, carrier means mounted on the frame, means mounting the carrier means on the frame for selected movement in up and down directions, lift means connected to the frame and carrier means operable to move the carrier means in an upward direction and allow the carrier means to move in a downward direction, wheel holder means mounted on the carrier means for holding a wheel, said wheel holder means having a body and a head for holding a wheel, mounting the body on the carrier means, and power means having a first member mounted on the carrier means and a second member supported on the means mounting the body on the carrier means, said second member being moveable relative to the first member upon operation of the power means releasably connecting the head to the second member to allow the wheel to be located adjacent the body, whereby the head is moved by the power means toward the body to hold the wheel on said body, said carrier means includes a generally horizontal first tube, said means mounting the body on the carrier means includes a second tube located within the first tube, releasable lock means mounted on the carrier means for allowing selected rotation of the second tube relative to the first tube whereby the wheel holder and wheel thereon can be rotated, said power means including a fluid operated piston and cylinder assembly having a cylinder, a piston rod connected to the piston and extended through the second tube and body, and said means releasably connecting the head to the second member being connected to the piston rod.
An apparatus for handling a wheel comprising:
- a frame, carrier means mounted on the frame, means mounting the carrier means on the frame for selected movement in up and down directions, lift means connected to the frame and carrier means operable to move the carrier means in an upward direction and allow the carrier means to move in a downward direction, wheel holder means mounted on the carrier means for holding a wheel, said wheel holder means having a body and a head for holding a wheel, mounting the body on the carrier means, and power means having a first member mounted on the carrier means and a second member supported on the means mounting the body on the carrier means, said second member being moveable relative to the first member upon operation of the power means, means releasably connecting the head to the second member to allow the wheel to be located adjacent the body, whereby the head is moved by the power means toward the body to hold the wheel on said body, said frame has a pair of upright masts, said means mounting the carrier means on the frame comprising a pair of sleeves slideably mounted on the masts and secured to the carrier means, said carrier means including a generally horizontal tubular member having a passage located between said sleeves, said means mounting the body on the carrier including an elongated tube secured to the body and extended into said passage whereby the tubular members supports the tube and head, releasable lock means mounted on the carrier means for allowing selected position of the tube means for allowing selected rotation of the tube relative to the tubular member whereby the wheel holder and wheel thereon can be rotated, said power means including a fluid operated piston and cylinder assembly having a cylinder connected to the tubular member, a piston located within the cylinder, a piston rod connected to the piston and extended through the tube and body, and said means releasably connecting the head to the second member being connected to the piston rod.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.