Patent ID: 6840522
Filing Date: 2005-01-11
Classification: B23P,G01M,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for centering an automobile wheel comprising: a rotatable entering shaft assembly, said rotatable centering shaft assembly including a rotatable shaft for receiving an automobile wheel thereon and having a circumference less than an inner circumference of an automobile wheel, a head, the rotatable shaft extending from the head, the head having a plurality of slots therethrough, and a spindle formed on said head; at least two lugs extending through a respective two of said slots in a direction substantially parallel to the centering shaft and lug nuts forming an anchor for anchoring an automobile wheel to the centering shaft assembly; a centering device removeably disposed between the automobile wheel and the centering shaft coming in contact with both said inner circumference of the automobile wheel and the centering shaft for centering the automobile wheel about the centering shaft; and a base having an opening therein for receiving the spindle, the centering shaft assembly being rotatable mounted on the base.