Bead Breaker.

Abstract

The invention concerns a hand operated mechanical bead breaker having opposed discs engagable with the tire bead adjacent the wheel rim. A downward force is exerted while the discs revolve around the rim to urge the tire bead downward away from the rim. Successive rotations under downward pressure in breaking the bead or freeing it from the tire rim.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 11, 1978
Accession Number
ADD006619

Entities

People

  • Richard F. Clark

Organizations

  • United States Army

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Angular Motion
  • Inventions
  • Rotation

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Pavement Materials Engineering.