US Patent: 1,643,122 - Rim contracting and expanding tool


	Home\| FAQ	Search:Advanced\|Person\|Company\| Type\|Class	Login


Quick search:	Patent number:	Patent Date:

US Patent: 1,643,122

Rim contracting and expanding tool

Patentee:

John A. Kennedy (exact or similar names) - Seattle, WA

USPTO Classifications:

157/1.36

Tool Categories:

trade specific : vehicle repairer : vehicle mechanic : vehicle wheel maintenance

Assignees:

Pacific Rim Tool Co. - Cleveland, OH

Manufacturer:

Pacific Rim Tool Co. - Cleveland, OH

Kennedy & Kennedy - Cleveland, OH

Witnesses:

Unknown

Patent Dates:
Granted:	Sep. 20, 1927

Patent Pictures:

USPTO (New site tip)
Google Patents
Report data errors or omissions to steward Jeff Joslin

Description:

This device is used to collapse a split rim in order to change the tire. This type of rim was used on early automobile wheels including on the Ford Model T and Model A. See Canada patent {CA230,451} for more information on the company and its products. The Pacific Rim Tool Co. was "A partnership consisting of William T. Kennedy and Thomas L. Kennedy, both of Cleveland, Ohio, and John A. Kennedy, of Seattle, Washington." In early 1929 the Pacific Rim Tool Co. sold the rights to the "Pacific Rim Tool" name and, apparently, to that Canadian patent, to Marquette Mfg. Co. of St. Paul, MN. The former Pacific Rim Tool CO. changed its name to Kennedy & Kennedy. Under that name they manufactured the "Kennedy C. W. C. Rim Tool and the Elgin 5-Purpose Tire Valve Tool."