Tire machine mount and demount head and clamp foot adapter

A method for mounting a tire on a rim, the method comprising the steps of:

• a) providing a housing for affixing to a tire machine shaft and a dual-purpose single mount and demount head affixed to the housing, the dual-purpose single mount and demount head comprising a semicircular longitudinal cross-sectional structure with a flattened side on a first side, a first semicircular transition to maintain a tire bead onto the dual-purpose single mount and demount head for mounting a tire, a second semicircular transition to maintain the tire bead onto the dual-purpose single mount and demount head for demounting the tire, wherein the first and second transitions partially encircle the dual-purpose single mount and demount head and are disposed on a second side, wherein the first side and the second side are opposite relative to a longitudinal axis of the dual-purpose single mount and demount head such that the first and second transitions are longitudinally aligned with and opposed to the flattened side, a reduced shaft between the first and second transition having a smaller radial dimension than the first and second transitions, and a bulbous end;
• b) inserting the bulbous end between a tire bead and the rim;
• c) aligning the semicircular structure flattened side of the reduced shaft with a rim edge;
• d) inserting a tire tool between the tire bead and the rim;
• e) rotating the tire to pull the bead over the rim edge and insert the tire bead inside the rim;
• and
• f) repeating steps b) through e) for mounting a second bead.

A method for demounting a tire on a rim, the method comprising the steps of:

• a) providing a housing for affixing to a tire machine shaft and a dual-purpose single mount and demount head affixed to the housing, the dual-purpose single mount and demount head comprising a semicircular longitudinal cross-sectional structure with a flattened side on a first side, a first semicircular transition to maintain a tire bead onto the dual-purpose single mount and demount head for mounting a tire, a second semicircular transition to maintain the tire bead onto the dual-purpose single mount and demount head for demounting the tire, wherein the first and second transitions partially encircle the dual-purpose single mount and demount head and are disposed on a second side, wherein the first side and the second side are opposite relative to a longitudinal axis of the dual-purpose single mount and demount head such that the first and second transitions are longitudinally aligned with and opposed to the flattened side, a reduced shaft between the first and second transition having a smaller radial dimension than the first and second transitions, and a bulbous end;
• b) inserting the bulbous end beneath the tire bead and a lip of the rim;
• c) lifting the tire bead over the bulbous end;
• d) aligning the semicircular structure flattened side of the reduced shaft with a rim edge;
• e) inserting a tire tool between the tire bead and the rim;
• f) rotating the tire to peel the tire bead over the rim edge;
• and
• g) repeating steps b) through f) for demounting a second bead.