Apparatus for crushing and removing rims from wheels

摘要

An apparatus for crushing and removing rims from wheels. The apparatus comprises a generally horizontally disposed bed plate for placement within a scrap metal compactor having two oppositely disposed and hinged crushing pads, a carriage having a crushing surface securely mounted upon the bed plate for supporting a wheel comprised of a tire and rim, a wheel receptacle and wheel supports securely fixed on the carriage, two crushing pad points securely mounted on the crushing pads of the metal compactor, and means for moving the crushing pad points downward and into the wheel and rim thereby crushing the rim between the crushing pad points and the crushing surface and facilitating the removal of said rim from said wheel.