Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Wheel clamping apparatus and method
- Patent Title (中): 车轮夹紧装置及方法
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Application No.: US12861644Application Date: 2010-08-23
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Publication No.: US08443865B2Publication Date: 2013-05-21
- Inventor: John Story
- Applicant: John Story
- Applicant Address: US TN LaVergne
- Assignee: Hennessy Industries, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Hennessy Industries, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TN LaVergne
- Agency: Waddey & Patterson, P.C.
- Agent Mark J. Patterson; Matthew C. Cox
- Main IPC: B60B30/08
- IPC: B60B30/08 ; B60C25/00

Abstract:
A wheel servicing machine provides a rotatable shaft having a retractable rod slidably disposed in a center bore of the rotatable shaft, wherein the retractable rod is longitudinally moveable relative to the shaft. A rotatable locking member is disposed on the distal end of the retractable rod. The locking member includes one or more mounting studs protruding radially therefrom for engaging a centering cone or a wheel clamp. A tool support arm including a stage protrudes from the base. A tool adapted for engaging a sidewall of a tire is attached to support arm. A second stage including a second tool configured for engaging the opposite sidewall of the tire may also extend from the base. A platform assembly having one or more spring-loaded rollers is attached to the base in some embodiments. A longitudinally moveable travel arm with a jointed auxiliary arm is also provided. A wheel clamp having a plurality of arms, wherein at least one arm is moveable relative to at least one other arm, is also provided. A method of securing a wheel to a wheel servicing machine is also provided.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110042875A1 WHEEL CLAMPING APPARATUS AND METHOD Public/Granted day:2011-02-24
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