Patent ID: 7614865
Filing Date: 2009-11-10
Classification: B29C,B60C,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. Apparatus for filling a tire and wheel combination with a closed cell foam comprising, a stand means having a flat top surface for receiving a tire and wheel side laid thereon; a means for separating a tire bead of said tire from a rim of said wheel; at least one tire bead lifting assembly that includes a fixed base for anchoring an end of a lifting arm frame whereto a bead lifting arm is pivot mounted such that a raising of one lifting arm end lowers an opposite lifting arm end that is aligned over said tire top surface, proximate to said tire bead, and said opposite lifting arm end includes a foot that is connected thereto by a pivot, and said foot includes means for fastening it to said tire top surface, next to said tire bead; means for forming radially spaced holes into said tire top surface to each receive a vent tube fitted therein; and a fill hose for insertion between said tire side wall bead and said wheel rim for passing a flow of a mixture of polyurethane constituents into a cavity of said tire and wheel.