Tire derimming device and method
AssigneeAxmear Fabricating Services, Inc.
InventorAlan Axmear
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Abstract
The present invention is a tire derimming device adapted to separate the rubber portion of a tire from its rim and ring. The derimming device generally comprises a power actuator that contacts and bends the rim until the bead pops from the rim and the rim falls out of the tire thereby separating the rim from the ring. The device further comprises a shearing assembly for cutting the rubber portion of the tire into multiple pieces after the rim has been removed from the tire.
Claims16
A tire derimming device for separating a tire from its rim and ring, said device comprising:
- a base on which the tire rests during the derimming operation;
- a power actuator combined with the base and adapted to extend and retract at an angle relative to the base so that the power actuator contacts the rim and separates it from the ring.
A tire derimming device for separating a tire from its rim and ring wherein the tire has an outer portion and a center portion, said device comprising:
- a base on which the tire rests during the derimming operation;
- a power actuator combined with the base and adapted to extend and retract at an angle relative to the base so that the power actuator contacts and pushes the rim downward and toward the center of the tire thereby separating the rim from the ring.
A fire derimming device for separating a tire from its rim and ring, said device comprising:
- a base on which the tire rests during the derimming operation;
- a power actuator combined with the base and adapted to extend and retract at an angle relative to the base so that the power actuator contacts the rim and separates it from the ring;
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- a shearing assembly combined with a second end of the base for cutting the tire into multiple pieces after separation from the ring.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.