Patent · US Expired

Portable reinflator

US4981162A · kind A · utility

9Cited by
8References
6Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateAug 2, 1989
Grant dateJan 1, 1991
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 2, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S224/929
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Portable reinflator for a tire of a vehicle, to be connected to an electric ource of the vehicle and to the valve of the defective tire includes an electric connector, a compressor, a rotary seal and a valve coupler. The reinflator also includes an electric connection running from the connector to the compressor, a first pneumatic line running from the compressor to the rotary seal, and a second pneumatic line running from the rotary seal to the valve coupler. The portable reinflator is used in repairs to replace air inside the tire as it escapes from the tire in the case of puncture.

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