Patent ID: 7066684

Claim:
An apparatus, comprising: a. at least one vertical support member having an upper end and a lower end, wherein said upper end is connected to an upper horizontal support member with the longitudinal length of said vertical support member being substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal length of said upper horizontal support member; b. at least one tire positioned on said vertical support member below said upper horizontal support member in a substantially vertical position, said tire having a tread surface and a center space, wherein said vertical support member impales said tread surface of said tire at two opposed points substantially along a diameter of said tire and substantially at a midpoint of a width of said tread surface; c. a lower horizontal support member connected to said vertical support member at a point on said vertical support member located below said tire with the longitudinal length of said vertical support member being substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal length of said lower horizontal support member, said upper horizontal support member and said lower horizontal support member being substantially parallel to each other and spaced sufficiently apart to accommodate said tire therebetween; d. an inner tire baffle positioned in the center space of said tire and connected to said vertical support member; e. a plurality of baffles connected to said upper horizontal support member and said lower horizontal support member, wherein said baffles are positioned within the open spaces between said tread surface of said tire and said upper horizontal support member and said lower horizontal support member; and f. a stabilizer plate attached to said lower end of said vertical support member.