Patent ID: 8235084

Claim:
An apparatus for centering and adjusting a tension of a spoked running wheel having a rim and a plurality of spokes, the apparatus comprising: a support device for clamping the running wheel in a position that is centered relative to a radial center plane, wherein the support device includes symmetrically arranged support plates that exert a pulling-tilting movement on the rim to center the rim relative to the running wheel axis center plane; a measurement device slidingly disposed on a guide portion of one of the support plates for measuring an axial and radial runout of the rim by sensing a gap size of a rim width centered relative to the running wheel radial plane; a nipple wrench including a support unit for adjusting the tension of the spoke running wheel; and an attachment device for securing the nipple wrench onto a nipple portion of the spoke, wherein the attachment device includes a sliding guide device that is placed over the spoke nipple to adjust a tension of the spoked running wheel by adjusting a position of the spoke nipple.