Puncture detector with rotatable element
AssigneeMartin Kevin McCarthy
InventorMartin Kevin McCarthy
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Abstract
An apparatus for detecting a puncture comprises a housing comprising a plurality of compartments. Each compartment comprises an opening for receiving a flow of air into the compartment. Each compartment also comprises a detection element mounted on an axle, the axle having a first end and a second end and being secured at said first end and said second end within the compartment. The detection element is rotatable about the axle and when a flow of air passes through the opening into the compartment, the detection element rotates around the axle in response to the flow of air.
Claims18
Apparatus for detecting a puncture, comprising:
- a housing comprising a plurality of compartments;
- each said compartment comprising:
- an opening for receiving a flow of air into said compartment, and a detection element mounted on an axle, said axle having a first end and a second end and being secured at said first end and said second end within each said compartment;
- wherein
- said detection element is rotatable about said axle;
- and
- when a flow of air passes through said opening into said compartment, said detection element rotates around said axle in response to said flow of air.
A method of detecting a puncture hole, comprising the steps of:
- receiving an apparatus for detecting a puncture, said apparatus comprising a housing comprising a plurality of compartments, each said compartment comprising an opening for receiving a flow of air into said compartments, and a detection element mounted on an axle secured at a first end and a second end in each said compartment;
- positioning said apparatus over an inner tube;
- moving said apparatus along a surface of said inner tube such that a flow of air passes through each said opening when said opening passes over said puncture hole thereby rotating said corresponding detection element around said axle;
- and
- identifying a location of said puncture hole.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.