Flat tire safety insert
US11383552B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 3, 2020 |
| Grant date | Jul 12, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 30, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60B2900/731
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A flat tire safety system, having: (a) a pair of elongated semicircular members dimensioned to wrap around a tire rim and be positioned within a tire; and (b) a pair of clamping assemblies, each clamping assembly securing an end of the first elongated semicircular member to the end of the second elongated semicircular member, wherein each clamping assembly has: (i) a housing, (ii) a double-headed bolt passing through the housing, (iii) a tightening bolt mounted in the housing, wherein rotating the tightening bolt turns the double-headed bolt, (iv) a ratchet on the housing for permitting the tightening bolt to rotate in a tightening direction and preventing the tightening bolt from rotating in a loosening direction, (v) a release on the housing for selectively permitting the tightening bolt to rotate in the loosening direction, and (c) a pair of anchors, wherein each anchor is embedded in the end of one of the elongated semicircular members, and wherein one end of the double-headed bolt passes through each of the anchors.
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