US Patent: 948,638
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| Tire Tightener or Tire Setter
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Patentee:
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| William Schau (exact or similar names) - Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, MI |
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Patent Dates:
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| Applied: |
Aug. 07, 1907 |
| Granted: |
Feb. 08, 1910 |
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Joel Havens
"Vintage Machinery" entry for Burtt Mfg. Co.
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Description: |
| Claim:
In a structure of the class described, the combination with a pair of supporting plates mounted to be adjusted to and from each other, of tire gripping jaws carried by said plates whereby a tire is secured thereto to be upset by the closing movement of said plates; a clamp for securing a tire upon said supporting plates, comprising a pair of clamping members having upwardly-projecting arms thereon adapted to engage a spoke of a wheel, tire gripping jaws for said clamping members, a clamping yoke for said clamping members, and an adjustable screw for said clamping yoke; and means for actuating said clamp to draw it downward to clamp the tire upon said supporting plates. |
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