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US 5,337,817 AGranted
Rotatable tire mounting disk and process
AssigneeSchenck-Auto-Service-Gerate GmbH
InventorsHorst Steinbeck, Johann Feith
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AssigneeSchenck-Auto-Service-Gerate GmbH
InventorsHorst Steinbeck, Johann Feith
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A process for connecting and removing a mounting disk having holders for vehicle wheel rims in the mounting or removing of tires from the rim includes the use of a tire mounting device having a rotatable pin. The mounting disk and the rotatable pin are connnected together by a separable sliding splined connection. Wheel rims are releasably connected to the disk for the mounting of tires onto or the removing of tires from the wheel rims. The rims are made of various materials and have various designs, diameters and widths. Connections are without restrictions pertaining to the maximum possible clamping jaw diameter of the disk and without risk of damaging the wheel rim. The mounting disk functions to secure fragile wheel rims and the disk is easily connected to the tire mounting device.
A tire mounting device having a removable rotatable mounting disk with holders for securing vehicle rims for mounting or removing tires, and a rotatable pin connected to and extending from the tire mounting device supporting the rotatable mounting disk, at least one groove on the circumference of the pin, a central borehole in the mounting disk with at least one internal groove, a spring pin positioned between and in engagement with the grooves for releasably holding the mounting disk and rotatable pin together, and the holders on the mounting disk including rods connected to and extending from the mounting disk parallel to each other, one rod coaxial to the central borehole and at least one other rod for engaging the vehicle rim.
A rotatable mounting disk having holders for securing vehicle rims for mounting tires to or removing tires from the rims, the vehicle rims having varying mounting openings therein, the disk including a central shaft extending therefrom, slotted portions in the disk and movable jaws slidably fitted into the slotted portions for securing the disk in place, groups of boreholes in the disk surrounding the central shaft and a plurality of boreholes in the disk arranged in a radially outward direction, and at least one rod constructed and arranged for placement into an opening in the vehicle rim and for engagement with one of the boreholes in the disk for fixing the rim relative to the rotatable disk.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.