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Class Number: 157
Class Title: WHEELWRIGHT MACHINES
Subclass Subclass
Number Title
1 MISCELLANEOUS
1.1 RUBBER TIRE MOUNTING AND/OR DEMOUNTING APPARATUS
1.11 .With carrier
1.13 .For divided tire bands
1.14 ..Wire tightening and/or securing
1.17 .For collapsing or shifting tire axially
1.2 ..Circumferentially distributed force
1.21 ...Radially inwardly directed (e.g., tubeless tire
compressors)
1.22 ..Circumferentially traveling
1.24 ...Pedestal type
1.26 ..Pushing elements on opposed faces of tire and/or rim
1.28 ...Both on tire
1.3 ..Single bar pry or lever type
1.33 .For tire retaining ring
1.35 .For split rims (i.e., rim breakers)
1.36 ..Three or more rim engaging elements
1.37 ...Including link or lever carried abutment
1.38 ...Plural force-mechanisms
1.39 ....Individually operated
1.4 .....Auxiliary type
1.41 ....Axial toggles or coplanar cam
1.42 ..Circumferentially divided engaging element type
1.43 ..Two hand lever type
1.44 ..Plural force-mechanisms
1.45 ..Screw and nut actuated
1.46 ..Sliding or rack actuated members
1.47 ..Pivoted linkage movable in tire plane
1.48 ...Two link type
1.49 ...Single link or pry type
1.5 FOR METALLIC SPOKED WHEELS
1.55 .Spoke securing
2 RIM COMPRESSORS
3 SPOKE SETTERS
4 .Work holders and guides
5 TIRE SETTERS
7 .Trestles and tanks
8 TIRE TIGHTENERS
9 .Felly expanders
10 ..Spoke clamping
11 TIRE REMOVERS
12 SPOKE EXTRACTORS
13 GROOVING, SLITTING AND/OR LACERATING OF RUBBER TIRES
14 WHEEL HOLDING MEANS
15 .Including inflatable wheel gripping element
16 .Including relatively movable wheel gripping jaws
17 ..With screw-nut actuating device
18 ..With cam or wedge type actuating device
19 .Means mounted to swing between locations
20 .Means rotates around relatively fixed axis
21 .Adjustable or adaptable for different sizes or shapes