For Divided Tire Bands Patents (Class 157/1.13)
Wire tightening and/or securing (Class 157/1.14)
  • Apparatus and method for sealing tubeless tires
    Patent number: 8757236
    Abstract: An apparatus and method to seat a tire on a rim are described. Protrusions and a handle on the apparatus allow a user to brace the protrusions against the rim to prevent blow back when air is vented into the gap between the tire and the rim to seat the tire bead. The air is vented through a plurality of holes in the apparatus and the flow of the air into the apparatus is controlled by positioning a bridge handle of a flow control valve situated between the apparatus and a tank of air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Bosch Automotive Service Solutions LLC
    Inventor: Michael R. White