Patent ID: 9573427
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: B60C

Claim:
1. A dual-purpose single mount and demount head for a tire machine comprising: a housing for affixing to a tire machine shaft; and the dual-purpose single mount and demount head affixed to the housing, the dual-purpose single mount and demount head comprising: a semicircular longitudinal cross-sectional structure with a flattened side on a first side; a first semicircular transition to maintain a tire bead onto the dual-purpose single mount and demount head for mounting a tire; a second semicircular transition to maintain the tire bead onto the dual-purpose single mount and demount head for demounting the tire, wherein the first and second transitions partially encircle the dual-purpose single mount and demount head and are disposed on a second side, wherein the first side and the second side are opposite relative to a longitudinal axis of the dual-purpose single mount and demount head such that the first and second transitions are longitudinally aligned with and opposed to the flattened side; a reduced shaft between the first and second transition having a smaller radial dimension than the first and second transitions; and a bulbous end.