Post-inflating machine for tires

Claim 1

IN A POST INFLATION APPARATUS HAVING A PAIR OF TIRE ENGAGING CHUCKS ADAPTED TO SEALINGLY ENGAGE THE BEADS AT OPPOSITE SIDES OF A TIRE, FLUID PRESSURE MEANS FOR MOVING SAID CHUCKS TOWARD AND AWAY FROM EACH OTHER BETWEEN A FULLY OPENED POSITION AND A FULLY CLOSED POITION, AND CONVEYING MEANS OPERABLE WHEN SAID CHUCKS ARE IN THEIR FULLY OPENED POSITION FOR INSERTING AND ALIGNING A TIRE TO BE INFLATED BETWEEN SAID CHUCKS AND ACTUATING SAID FLUID PRESSURE MEANS TO DRIVE SAID CHUCKS TO THEIR FULLY CLOSED POSITION; THE IMPROVEMENT COMPRISING ABUTMENT MEANS ON THE OPPOSED FACES OF SAID CHUCKS FOR ESTABLISHING THE FULLY CLOSED POSITION OF SAID CHUCKS AT A SPACING SUCH THAT THE TIRE BEADS ARE AXIALLY FORCED TOWARD EACH OTHER TO INSURE A SEAL BETWEEN THE CHUCKS AND BEADS, AN AXIAL PROJECTION ON ONE OF SAID CHUCKS, MEANS DEFINING A CENTRAL OPENING IN THE OTHER OF SAID CHUCKS ADAPTED TO REVEIVE SAID PROJECTION TO GUIDE SAID CHUCKS IN MOVEMENT TO AND FROM SAID FULLY CLOSED POSITION, LOCK MEANS MOVABLY MOUNTED UPON SAID PROJECTION AND MOVABLE FROM A NORMALLY MAINTAINED INOPERATIVE RETRACTED POSITION TO AN EXTENDED LOCKING POSITION, MEANS OPERABLE TO MOVE SAID LOCK MEANS FROM ITS RETRACTED POSITION TO ITS EXTENDED POSITION WHEN SAID CHUCKS ARE IN THEIR FULLY CLOSED POSITION, A LOCKING SHOULDER ON SAID OTHER OF SAID CHUCKS ADJACENT SAID CENTRAL OPENING AND ENGAGEABLE WITH SAID LOCK MEANS WHEN IN ITS LOCKING POSITION UPON MOVEMENT OF SAID CHUCKS FROM SAID FULLY CLOSED POSITION TO A PARTIALLY CLOSED POSITION, INFLATING MEANS OPERABLE BY MOVEMENT OF SAID LOCK MEANS TO ITS LOCKING POSITION FOR INFLATING THE TIRE TO A PRESSURE SUFFICIENT TO FORCE SAID CHUCKS FROM THEIR FULLY CLOSED POSITION TO SAID PARTIALLY CLOSED POSITION AGAINST THE ACTION OF SAID FLUID PRESSURE MEANS, SAID LOCK MEANS WHE ENGAGED WITH SAID LOCKING SHOULDER BEING OPERABLE TO PREVENT FURTHER OPENING OF SAID CHUCKS BEYOND SAID PARTIALLY CLOSED POSITION AND SAID SHOULDER WHEN ENGAGED WIHT SAID LOCK MEANS TO ITS INOPERABLE TO PREVENT MOVEMENT OF SAID LOCK MEANS TO ITS INOPERATIVE POSITION, MEANS FOR DEFLATING SAID TIRE AFTER A PREDETERMINED INTERVAL OF INFLATION TO PERMIT SAID FLUID PRESSURE MEANS TO RESTORE SAID CHUCKS TO THEIR FULLY CLOSED POSITION, AND MEANS OPERABLE UPON RESTORATION OF SAID CHUCKS TO SAID FULLY CLOSED POSITION BY DEFLATION OF SAID TIRE FOR RETRACTING SAID LOCK MEANS TO PERMIT SAID FLUID PRESSURE MEANS TO RETURN SAID CHUCKS TO THEIR FULLY OPENED POSITION.