Patent ID: 7793699

Claim:
In combination, a tire-wheel assembly and a mounting apparatus comprising: said tire-wheel assembly having a tire, a wheel, a rim which includes a retainer, an “O” ring and a locking ring; said mounting apparatus, for mounting the tire on the wheel without removing the wheel from its vehicle, including a rim grabber, a cross bar assembly and a crank; said rim grabber including a lateral locking member; said lateral locking member being fitted with extensions, said extensions having end plates engageable with the side wall of the rim to secure said rim grabber thereto to fix said mounting apparatus relative to the wheel; said cross bar assembly having a tubular member being parallel to said rim grabber, and movably connected thereto; said cross bar assembly being movable toward and away from said rim grabber via a threaded rod connecting said tubular member with said lateral locking member and actuated by said crank, whereas movement of said cross bar assembly toward said rim grabber by said crank results in pressure on said retainer ring to move said retainer ring so as to permit said locking ring to be positioned in and removed from said rim, and to remove and replace the tire on the rim without removing the well.