US Patent: 948,638 - Tire Tightener or Tire Setter


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US Patent: 948,638

Tire Tightener or Tire Setter

Patentee:

William Schau (exact or similar names) - Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, MI

USPTO Classifications:

72/303

Tool Categories:

specialty machines : tire tightening machines

specialty machines : metal tire apparatus : tire setters

Assignees:

None

Manufacturer:

Burtt Mfg. Co. - Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, MI

Witnesses:

Unknown

Patent Dates:
Applied:	Aug. 07, 1907
Granted:	Feb. 08, 1910

Patent Pictures:

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Description:

Claim:

In a structure of the class described, the combination with a pair of supporting plates mounted to be adjusted to and from each other, of tire gripping jaws carried by said plates whereby a tire is secured thereto to be upset by the closing movement of said plates; a clamp for securing a tire upon said supporting plates, comprising a pair of clamping members having upwardly-projecting arms thereon adapted to engage a spoke of a wheel, tire gripping jaws for said clamping members, a clamping yoke for said clamping members, and an adjustable screw for said clamping yoke; and means for actuating said clamp to draw it downward to clamp the tire upon said supporting plates.