Patent ID: 6854950

Claim:
A tire removal machine for use on a floor surface comprising, an upper member ( 15 ) adapted to support the rim of a wheel in a coaxial position with the upper member, said upper member ( 15 ) being coaxially positioned at a top of a rotatable vertical shaft ( 12 ) projecting upwards from a machine casing ( 11 ), a lifting device having support means ( 20 ) for supporting the wheel resting thereon, and transfer means for raising, rotating and lowering the support means ( 20 ) from a first position, in which the support means ( 20 ) is disposed close to the floor surface to permit receiving or unloading the wheel when an axis thereof is positioned substantially horizontal to the floor surface to an upwardly raised second position on which the wheel is adapted to rest on said upper member ( 15 ) where the axis thereof is positioned vertically to the floor surface, and back from the second position to the first position wherein said transfer means has a lever mechanism, on which at a first end thereof carries the support means ( 20 ) and at a second end thereof is hinged on a horizontal axis of a slider element ( 31 ) which moves perpendicular to the floor surface and drive means ( 35 , 55 ) for moving the slider element ( 31 ) between an upper and a lower position.