Patents Assigned to West Central Ohio Tool Distributors, Ltd.
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Publication number: 20080010800Abstract: A wheel assembly removal apparatus and method for use in the automotive maintenance and repair industry. The apparatus is adapted to remove a wheel assembly, and components thereof that may have become seized together, from a vehicle chassis for maintenance and repair while minimizing time and cost, and the possibility for damage to the assembly. The apparatus includes a linear actuator, a cross bar, and a rotor securing tool connected on one side to the linear actuator and adapted on the other side to connect to a rotor. The apparatus also includes at least one push link attached to an end of the cross bar, the push link being adapted with a length to seat and urge against a vehicle chassis. The linear actuator is configured to apply a load to the cross bar such that the load is transferred through the push link to the vehicle chassis in a direction parallel to the axel of the wheel assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2007Publication date: January 17, 2008Applicant: WEST CENTRAL OHIO TOOL DISTRIBUTORS, LTD.Inventors: Theodore Bergman, Jon Bergman, John Huelsman
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Patent number: 7296330Abstract: A wheel assembly removal apparatus for use in the automotive maintenance and repair industry. The apparatus is adapted to remove a wheel assembly, and components thereof that may have become seized together, from a vehicle chassis for maintenance and repair while minimizing time and cost, and the possibility for damage to the assembly. The wheel assembly removal apparatus preferably incorporates, among other elements, a slide hammer assembly that includes a hammer secured to a hollow slide tube that is received on a slide shaft that also may incorporate a hammer stop near a distal end and a distally projecting support extension. A coupler is formed at a proximal end of the slide shaft and releasably engages an interchangeable rotor securing tool and or an axle impact bar. The interchangeable rotor securing tool attaches to the coupler and to a wheel assembly or rim mounting surface at the proximal end.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2005Date of Patent: November 20, 2007Assignee: West Central Ohio Tool Distributors, Ltd.Inventors: Theodore J. Bergman, Jon E. Bergman, John C. Huelsman
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Publication number: 20060196028Abstract: A wheel assembly removal apparatus for use in the automotive maintenance and repair industry. The apparatus is adapted to remove a wheel assembly, and components thereof that may have become seized together, from a vehicle chassis for maintenance and repair while minimizing time and cost, and the possibility for damage to the assembly. The wheel assembly removal apparatus preferably incorporates, among other elements, a slide hammer assembly that includes a hammer secured to a hollow slide tube that is received on a slide shaft that also may incorporate a hammer stop near a distal end and a distally projecting support extension. A coupler is formed at a proximal end of the slide shaft and releasably engages an interchangeable rotor securing tool and or an axle impact bar. The interchangeable rotor securing tool attaches to the coupler and to a wheel assembly or rim mounting surface at the proximal end.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2005Publication date: September 7, 2006Applicant: West Central Ohio Tool Distributors, Ltd.Inventors: Theodore Bergman, Jon Bergman, John Huelsman
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Patent number: 6971149Abstract: A wheel assembly removal apparatus for use in the automotive maintenance and repair industry. The apparatus is adapted to remove a seized wheel assembly, and associated components, from a vehicle chassis for maintenance and repair while minimizing time and cost, and the possibility for damage. The wheel assembly removal apparatus preferably incorporates, among other elements, a slide hammer assembly that includes a hammer secured to a hollow slide tube. The hollow slide tube is received on a slide shaft. The slide shaft also preferably incorporates a hammer stop near a distal end and a distally projecting support extension. A coupler is formed at a proximal end of the slide shaft and is configured to releasably engage an interchangeable rotor securing tool. The interchangeable rotor securing tool releasably attaches to the coupler at the distal end and to a rim mounting surface at the proximal end.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2001Date of Patent: December 6, 2005Assignee: West Central Ohio Tool Distributors, Ltd.Inventors: Theodore J. Berman, John C. Huelsman, Jon E. Bergman