초록 ▼

An improved claw for use in a wheel alignment rim clamp is disclosed. The claw as a curved bladelike tip which allows it to grip the rim of wheels including mag type wheels even when there is minimal clearance between the rim and its associated tire. The claw has a tip with a curved inner surface pr

An improved claw for use in a wheel alignment rim clamp is disclosed. The claw as a curved bladelike tip which allows it to grip the rim of wheels including mag type wheels even when there is minimal clearance between the rim and its associated tire. The claw has a tip with a curved inner surface preferably of gradually increasing radii of curvature, and a beveled portion opposite the inner surface. The claw is shaped such that when its associated clamp is tightened, the bladelike tip tends to engage the rim more securely and the claw orients itself to grip the rim of a wheel firmly without damage thereto.

대표청구항 ▼

A claw for use in a wheel alignment rim clamp and capable of engaging the outer rim of a tire-carrying wheel said claw including a cylindrical arcing claw body for rotatable mounting in the rim clamp with the axis of the body being perpendicular to the plane defined by the outer rim of the wheel and

A claw for use in a wheel alignment rim clamp and capable of engaging the outer rim of a tire-carrying wheel said claw including a cylindrical arcing claw body for rotatable mounting in the rim clamp with the axis of the body being perpendicular to the plane defined by the outer rim of the wheel and terminating in a rim-engaging inwardly continuously curving arcing bladelike tip the inward curve of the arcing tip defining a rim clearing relieved region in the body with the cross sectional thickness of the body in the tip and relieved region being small enough for the tip to fit between the rim and the tire.