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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:
Apr. 13, 1982
Filed:
Mar. 26, 1980
Applicant:
Inventor:
Charles G Leeper, Antioch, TN (US);
Assignee:
Hennessy Industries, Inc., Elk Grove Village, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
157-122 ;
Abstract
A tire changer including a base mounting a tabletop provided with wheel securing clamps. The tabletop is mounted on the base for movement between tire changing positions and a generally vertical wheel loading and unloading position. The tabletop is provided with a tire changing tool driving fixture and a tool is receivable in the fixture and includes a head for engaging a tire bead for changing positions and a tire support surface spaced from the tool head for suppporting a tire during the initial stages of a mounting operation eliminating any need for the operator of the changer to provide such support.