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US 10,414,219 B2Granted
Apparatus, systems and methods for tire mounting and inflation
AssigneePerformance Corporation
InventorsJohn Scott, Rick Sackett
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are various embodiments relating to devices, systems and methods relating to the mounting and inflating of tires for use in automotive applications. There is a need in the art for improved devices, systems and methods for tire mounting and inflation, so as to allow a user to prepare racing tires without mounting on a rim.
Claims14
A rimless tire mount for a tire, comprising:
- a) an inner plate comprising an inner bead and an inner bead O-ring;
- b) a central axle;
- c) a pop-off safety valve;
- d) a mounting plate having a side configured to fit to a prep stand and an opposite side spaced apart and fixedly attached to an outer side of the inner plate;
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- e) an outer plate comprising:
- i) an outer bead;
- ii) an outer bead O-ring;
- iii) a central opening adapted to slide along the central axle, the central opening comprising a central axle O-ring,
- wherein the outer plate is selectively mountable on the central axle such that the tire can be fitted between the outer plate and inner plate for inflation.
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A rimless tire mounting system, comprising:
- a) an inner plate comprising an inner bead and an inner bead O-ring and at least one valve;
- b) an elongated central axle fixedly attached to the inner plate;
- c) a pop-off safety valve;
- d) a mounting plate having a side configured to fit to a prep stand and an opposite side spaced apart and fixedly attached to an outer side of the inner plate;
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- e) an outer plate comprising:
- i) an outer bead;
- ii) an outer bead O-ring;
- iii) a central opening comprising a central axle O-ring,
- wherein the outer plate is in slidable communication with the central axle via the central opening such that a tire can be fitted between the outer plate and inner plate for inflation and the mounting plate is selectively attached to the prep stand.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.