Patent · US Expired

Transportation vehicle flat tire safety apparatus

US4204478A · kind A · utility

2Cited by
8References
5Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventor

Key dates

Filing dateApr 18, 1978
Grant dateMay 27, 1980
Priority date
Expiry dateApr 18, 1998

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S116/27
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A rubber tired transportation vehicle for use in a mass transit system is provided with a disc member positioned adjacent to at least one vehicle support pneumatic tire operative with a condition sensing apparatus to detect the occurrence of a flat tire condition and to limit the vehicle axle drop in the event of a resulting loss of desired vehicle support because of that flat tire condition.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.