HOIST SUSPENDED WHEEL MANIPULATOR

A wheel or tire manipulator comprises a support assembly suspended from a hoist line, and a gripping assembly depending from the support assembly for relative movement of the support assembly along a curved surface defined on the gripping assembly. The invention allows a wheel or tire to be rotated...

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1. Verfasser: MCKAY, DONALD J
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Zusammenfassung:A wheel or tire manipulator comprises a support assembly suspended from a hoist line, and a gripping assembly depending from the support assembly for relative movement of the support assembly along a curved surface defined on the gripping assembly. The invention allows a wheel or tire to be rotated in the vertical plane to rotationally align it with a vehicle axle, for example to align mounting bolts with mounting holes or to align mounting holes on both the wheel and the axle hub.