Patent ID: 8656767

Claim:
A tire work station for holding a tire having work performed thereon, the tire selectively held in a side orientation or a front orientation, the tire work station comprising: a work platform mounted to a vertically adjustable pedestal, the work platform having a first support system mounted thereto, the first support system adapted for holding the tire selectively in the side orientation, the first support system comprising a pair of tread rollers permitting rotation of the tire about its axis, each of the tread rollers rotating about a roller axis, inclined at a first inclined angle A 1 with the work platform, the roller axis further forming a second angle A 2 with a pair of sidewall rollers for supporting a sidewall of the tire, the sidewall rollers spaced apart to define a passageway for the tire in its front orientation; and the work platform further having a second support system mounted between the pair of tread rollers, the second support system adapted for holding the tire selectively in the front orientation, the second support system comprising a tread support surface at a first distance from a top surface of the work platform lower than a support surface of the pair of tread rollers at a second distance from the top surface of the work platform.