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US 12,697,838 B2Granted
Self-sealing automotive spoke wheel nipple
AssigneeDNA Specialty, Inc.
InventorGerald Lehman
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Abstract
A self-sealing automotive spoke wheel nipple includes a spoke nipple and an elastic gasket. The spoke nipple that mounts the spoke into the rim includes a rotational axis, a head, a shank, and a spoke-engaging opening. The head, the shank, and the spoke-engaging opening are concentrically positioned along the rotational axis. The head is adjacently connected to the shank. The spoke-engaging opening traverses into the shank, opposite of the head so that the spoke can be threadedly engaged to the spoke nipple. The elastic gasket is laterally positioned around a shoulder portion of the shank and positioned adjacently to the head. The elastic gasket creates a hermetic connection between the rim and the spoke nipple as the elastic gasket completely seals the spoke opening of the rim during the installation process.
Claims15
A self-sealing automotive spoke wheel nipple comprising:
- a spoke nipple;
- an elastic gasket;
- a drive opening;
- the spoke nipple comprising a rotational axis, a head, a shank, and a spoke-engaging opening;
- the head, the shank, and the spoke-engaging opening being concentrically positioned along the rotational axis;
- the head being adjacently connected to the shank;
- the spoke-engaging opening traversing into the shank, opposite of the head;
- the elastic gasket being laterally positioned around a shoulder portion of the shank;
- the elastic gasket being adjacently positioned to the head;
- the drive opening being concentrically positioned to the rotational axis;
- the drive opening traversing into the head, opposite of the spoke-engaging opening;
- and
- a closed bottom surface of the drive opening being positioned within the head, offset from the shoulder portion.
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A self-sealing automotive spoke wheel nipple comprising:
- a spoke nipple;
- an elastic gasket;
- a drive opening;
- the spoke nipple comprising a rotational axis, a head, a shank, and a spoke-engaging opening;
- the head, the shank, and the spoke-engaging opening being concentrically positioned along the rotational axis;
- the head being adjacently connected to the shank;
- the spoke-engaging opening traversing into the shank, opposite of the head;
- the shank comprising a shoulder portion, a chamfer portion, an elongated portion, and a wrench-receiving portion;
- the shoulder portion, the chamfer portion, the elongated portion, and the wrench-receiving portion being concentrically positioned along the rotational axis;
- the shoulder portion being adjacently connected to the head;
- the chamfer portion being adjacently connected to the shoulder portion;
- the chamfer portion and the head being oppositely positioned of each other about the shoulder portion;
- the elongated portion being adjacently connected to the chamfer portion;
- the elongated portion and the shoulder portion being oppositely positioned of each other about the chamfer portion;
- the wrench-receiving portion being adjacently connected to the elongated portion;
- the wrench-receiving portion and the chamfer portion being oppositely positioned of each other about the elongated portion;
- an outer annular surface of the shoulder portion being positioned parallel and along the rotation axis;
- a radius between the outer annular surface of the shoulder portion and the rotation axis being less than a radius between an outer annular surface of the head and the rotation axis;
- a radius between the outer annular surface of the shoulder portion and the rotation axis being greater than a radius between an outer annular surface of the chamfer portion and the rotation axis;
- the elastic gasket being laterally positioned around the shoulder portion;
- the elastic gasket being adjacently positioned to the head;
- the drive opening being concentrically positioned to the rotational axis;
- the drive opening traversing into the head, opposite of the spoke-engaging opening;
- and
- a closed bottom surface of the drive opening being positioned within the head, offset from the shoulder portion.
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A self-sealing automotive spoke wheel nipple comprising:
- a spoke nipple;
- an elastic gasket;
- a drive opening;
- the spoke nipple comprising a rotational axis, a head, a shank, and a spoke-engaging opening;
- the head, the shank, and the spoke-engaging opening being concentrically positioned along the rotational axis;
- the head being adjacently connected to the shank;
- the spoke-engaging opening traversing into the shank, opposite of the head;
- the shank comprising a shoulder portion, a chamfer portion, an elongated portion, and a wrench-receiving portion;
- the shoulder portion, the chamfer portion, the elongated portion, and the wrench-receiving portion being concentrically positioned along the rotational axis;
- the shoulder portion being adjacently connected to the head;
- the chamfer portion being adjacently connected to the shoulder portion;
- the chamfer portion and the head being oppositely positioned of each other about the shoulder portion;
- the elongated portion being adjacently connected to the chamfer portion;
- the elongated portion and the shoulder portion being oppositely positioned of each other about the chamfer portion;
- the wrench-receiving portion being adjacently connected to the elongated portion;
- the wrench-receiving portion and the chamfer portion being oppositely positioned of each other about the elongated portion;
- an outer annular surface of the shoulder portion being positioned parallel and along the rotation axis;
- a radius between the outer annular surface of the shoulder portion and the rotation axis being less than a radius between an outer annular surface of the head and the rotation axis;
- a radius between the outer annular surface of the shoulder portion and the rotation axis being greater than a radius between an outer annular surface of the chamfer portion and the rotation axis;
- the elastic gasket being laterally positioned around the shoulder portion;
- the elastic gasket being adjacently positioned to the head;
- the shoulder portion being radially encircled by the elastic gasket;
- the elastic gasket being radially extended from the head to the chamfer portion;
- the drive opening being concentrically positioned to the rotational axis;
- the drive opening traversing into the head, opposite of the spoke-engaging opening;
- and
- a closed bottom surface of the drive opening being positioned within the head, offset from the shoulder portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.