Abstract: A wheel handling apparatus has an upright frame movably supporting a carrier connected to a wheel holder and a power unit for operating the wheel holder. A winch mounted on the carrier is used to move the carrier along the frame. The wheel holder has a body rotatably mounted on the carrier and a cone head connected to the power unit. The body supports arms that are moved into engagement with a wheel when the head is moved by the power unit into the body.

Abstract: A wheel handling apparatus has an upright frame movably supporting a carrier connected to a wheel holder and a power unit for operating the wheel holder. A winch mounted on the carrier is used to move the carrier along the frame. The wheel holder has a body rotatably mounted on the carrier and a cone head connected to the power unit. The body supports arms that are moved into engagement with a wheel when the head is moved by the power unit into the body.

Abstract: An expandable joiner is used to secure tubular frame members of a pickup truck box rack in end-to-end relationship. The joiner is adaped to be located in adjacent end sections of the tubular members. The joiner has a longitudinal channel separating a pair of jaws. The jaws have adjacent spaced surfaces providing the longitudinal channel. Each spaced surface has a plurality of longitudinal grooves therein. Screws threadably engage the jaws longitudinal grooves to expand the joiner to releasably couple the frame members in end-to-end relationship.

Abstract: An apparatus for spreading the bead of a pneumatic tire from a rim has a double acting piston and cylinder assembly that moves to an extended spread position and a retracted position. The piston and cylinder assembly has a cylinder, a piston slideably disposed in the cylinder and a piston rod connected to the cylinder. A first jaw connected to the piston rod is adapted to engage the rim supporting the tire. A second jaw is secured to the cylinder for engagement with the bead of the tire. A rod and tube guide structure connected to the first jaw in the cylinder maintains the jaws in longitudinal alignment during the extension and contraction of the piston and cylinder assembly. A control valve mounted on the cylinder has a pair of valving members interconnected with a pivoted beam so that the valving members function together to selectively move the jaws to an expanded spreading position and a retracted position.

Abstract: A rack assembly having a plurality of tubular members adapted to be mounted on a pickup truck box. The sides of the rack assembly taper upwardly and outwardly to increase accessibility to items contained in the truck box. A plurality of tubular joiners located within adjacent end sections of the tubular members releasably couple the members in end-to-end relationship. The outer surface of each joiner has a circumferential annular groove intersecting at least one longitudinal groove adapted to cooperate with an inwardly extended tab provided on one of the end sections to lock the tubular members together.