US Patent: 379,561 - Tire-tightener


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US Patent: 379,561

Tire-tightener

Patentee:

Milton Chase (exact or similar names) - Haverhill, MA

USPTO Classifications:

157/8, 24/136R, 72/303

Tool Categories:

specialty machines : metal tire apparatus : tire setters

specialty tools : metal tire repair tools : tire setters

Assignees:

None

Manufacturer:

Not known to have been produced

Witnesses:

Henry W. Folsom

E. Planta

Patent Dates:
Applied:	Jul. 07, 1887
Granted:	Mar. 20, 1888

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Description:

This tire setter is intended for use on tires where the ends are joined, not with a weld, but with a dovetail key. This tire setter draws the ends of the tire tight on the wheel so that the dovetail key can be slid into place in a pre-cut groove in one of the fellies.