The small wheel tyre changer is a tool intended to be used on small rims ranging in size from 100mm (4") up to 279mm (11"), and in combination with a vice fixed toa work bench orsimilarbench vice. The tool can be used to fit a tyre onto the rim, to partially remove a tyre from a rim for repair or wholly remove a tyre from a rim for replacement. The tool comprises an elongated first body part 1 with a shorter elongated second body part 2 attached. Co-acting arched clamps/cleats 3 attached to threaded adjustable handles 4 & 5 are located at either side of the centre of body part 1, situated through the upper body in open slots 6, that allows for longitudinal adjustment to suit various sized diameter rims. The co-acting arched clamps/cleats 3 assist with clamping of the rim 10 to body part 1 (Figure 5). Threaded adjustable handles 4 & 5 are used to clamp the rim to the body part 1. The shorter elongated body part 2 has pins, lugs/bolt heads 8 protruding eitherside to rest on top of the bench vice jaws. The pipe or round bar/rod 11 is passed through the centre hole 9 of body parts 1 & 2. Rg, 5 10 6 F g, C (ID Q)
Small Wheel Tyre Changer
2023-03-09
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B60C VEHICLE TYRES , Fahrzeugreifen |
Device for centring the rim of a wheel on the wheel-holder unit of a tyre changer machine
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