Wheel balancer

摘要

Wheel balancers and methods of their use are disclosed. One wheel balancer includes a cable and a base. The cable has a support end for being fastened to a support. The base is configured for receipt inside a wheel, and the base has proximal and distal ends and a hollow interior area for passing the cable therethrough. The cable passes through the base interior area and is operatively coupled to the base such that a distance between the cable support end and the base distal end is generally constant when the cable is extended. A pivot point for the cable is movable relative to the base between the base distal end and the cable support end.

主权项

1. A wheel balancer, comprising:
a cable; a piston having proximal and distal ends and a hollow interior area for passing the cable therethrough; a base having proximal and distal ends and a hollow interior area for passing the cable therethrough; the piston being extendable and retractable relative to the base such that the piston distal end is movable toward and away from the base distal end; the cable passing through the piston interior area and the base interior area and being operatively coupled to the base; and a restriction along the hollow interior area of the piston, the restriction being movable with the piston and forming a pivot point for the cable.