Ronnie Lee Urquhart

US Patent:

6907913, Jun 21, 2005

Filed:

Nov 12, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/706123

Inventors:

Kevin L. Keisel - Cochranton PA, US
Edward Clayton - Guys Mills PA, US
Ronnie Urquhart - Meadville PA, US
David Corner - Saegertown PA, US

Assignee:

C & J Industries, Inc. - Meadville PA

International Classification:

B60C025/05

US Classification:

157 12

Abstract:

A device and method for mounting a tire () on a wheel () wherein the wheel is secured to a mounting table () and the tire is secured between the fingers () of a pivot arm (). The pivot arm swings the tire into a position over the wheel wherein a sector of the tire beads ( and ) are laterally opposite the radial perimeter surface () of the wheel. The pivot arm is then advanced toward the mounting table so that the sector of the tire beads ( and ) contacts the radial perimeter surface () that is defined between the flanges ( and ) of the wheel (). A button arm () advances toward the wheel () in an axial direction to cause a second sector of the tire beads ( and ) to pass over one of the wheel flanges ( or ) and position the tire beads within the second sector within a well () that is defined between the flanges ( and ) of the tire (). The pivot arm then releases the tire and the button arm retracts from the tire.