Patent ID: 7150105
Filing Date: 2006-12-19
Classification: G01B

Abstract:
1. An adaptor assembly for use in securing a wheel alignment device to a wheel during a wheel alignment procedure, said alignment device providing an adaptor pin defining a rotation axis, said adaptor assembly comprising: a collar, said collar having an opening therein for receiving said adaptor pin, a first end and a second end, said collar having a length extending from said first end to said second end; a plate member, said plate member having a first side and a second side, said collar attached at its second end to the first side of said plate member, said plate member further adapted for engagement with a separate wheel contacting means; and a wheel contacting means, said wheel contacting means having a first end and a second end, said first end affixed to said plate member, said second end of said wheel contacting means adapted to contact an inner wall of said wheel; wherein, when said collar is engaged with said adaptor pin, said wheel contacting means and a portion of said plate cooperate to effectively engage an inner wall of said wheel; and wherein engagement of said adaptor pin and said collar permits rotation of said wheel contacting means about said rotation axis upon contact with said inner wall of said wheel.