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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 1981
Filed:
Feb. 07, 1979
Applicant:
Inventors:
Bernard D Alm, Willowdale, CA;
Leslie Bubik, Toronto, CA;
Assignee:
FMC Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
157 14 ;
Abstract
A wheel restraining means is provided for use on tire-changing machines and the like which comprises a rigid plate to the underside of which, flexible ring is secured. The ring is urged into pressurable engagement with wheel to be secured on the machine and to be restrained from vertical movement. The wheel is secured from lateral movement by a self-locking conical member which engages the lower edge of the wheel hub hole.