Patents by Inventor Antonio Fragale

Antonio Fragale has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Tire changer apparatus
    Patent number: 7740043
    Abstract: Tire changer apparatus having a horizontally extended frame; a wheel holder device provided on said frame and designed to support a tired wheel (14) with horizontally positioned wheel axis; a carriage supported movably along the frame; a tool holder provided on the carriage; at least one tire changing tool for mounting the tire onto the wheel and/or for demounting the tire from the wheel; and actuator means to move the tool holder on the carriage to operating positions in which the tire changing tool is able to act on the tire for mounting or demounting on both sides of the tire, wherein during the mounting operation or demounting operation the carriage is driven by an actuator device along the frame; the tool holder is movably supported on a tool holder carriage which is movably supported on said carriage and driven by an additional actuator device provided on said carriage, and said additional actuator device is in drive connection with the tool holder carriage via a mechanical speed-increasing transmiss
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2010
    Assignee: Snap-On Equipment SRL a Unico Socio
    Inventors: Paolo Sotgiu, Antonio Fragale
  • Tire changer apparatus
    Publication number: 20080257501
    Abstract: Tyre changer apparatus having a horizontally extended frame (13); a wheel holder device (1) provided on said frame (13) and designed to support a tyred wheel (14) with horizontally positioned wheel axis (15); a carriage (5) supported movably along the frame (13); a tool holder (4) provided on the carriage (5); at least one tyre changing tool (2) for mounting the tyre onto the wheel and/or for demounting the tyre from the wheel; and actuator means to move the tool holder (4) on the carriage (5) to operating positions in which the tyre changing tool (2) is able to act on the tyre for mounting or demounting on both sides of the tyre, wherein during the mounting operation or demounting operation the carriage (5) is driven by an actuator device along the frame (13); the tool holder (4) is movably supported on a tool holder carriage (3) which is movably supported on said carriage (5) and driven by an additional actuator device (16) provided on said carriage (5), and said actuator device (16) is in drive connection
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2008
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Applicant: SNAP-EQUIPMENT SRL A UNICO SOCIO
    Inventors: Paolo Sotgiu, Antonio Fragale