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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2009
Applicants:
Douglas S. Hanneken, St. Louis, MO (US);
Michael D. Gerdes, St. Peters, MO (US);
Inventors:
Douglas S. Hanneken, St. Louis, MO (US);
Michael D. Gerdes, St. Peters, MO (US);
Assignee:
Hunter Engineering Company, Bridgeton, MO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 25/132 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods and machines for changing tires on a wheel rim are disclosed. The machine includes a drive shaft having a drive axis that can positioned at different angles for convenience of the machine operator to mount a variety of differently-sized wheel rims to the drive shaft without undue lifting and handling of the wheel rims.