Wheel reconditioning station
AssigneeUnited Wheel Techs, Inc.
InventorsPatrick A. Irby, Jason R. Irby
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Abstract
The present invention provides a compact and portable wheel reconditioning station that enables a technician to rotate and index a wheel while a tire is mounted thereto and while the wheel remains mounted on a vehicle. The device allows a technician to quickly and easily rotate or reposition a wheel by depression of a foot pedal to leave his hands free to manipulate the various tools that are used during the reconditioning process.
Claims11
A device for facilitating the reconditioning of an automotive road wheel while such road wheel remains attached to an automobile and has a tire mounted thereon, comprising:
- a portable chassis;
- a drive mechanism for generating rotation, supported by said chassis;
- a drive roller, rotatably supported by said chassis, rotationally driven by said drive mechanism and configured to engage and rotate a tire mounted to a wheel which is in turn mounted to an automobile;
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- a mechanism for controlling rotation of the drive roller by hands-free operation.
A device for facilitating the reconditioning of an automotive road wheel mounted on a tire and carried from an automobile hub, comprising:
- a portable chassis;
- drive means mounted on said chassis;
- roller means mounted on said chassis and coupled with said drive means and configured to, upon actuation of said drive means, engage and rotate said wheel;
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- hands free control means for controlling said drive means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.