Assembly for a tire inflation system and the tire inflation system made therewith

A tire inflation system, comprising:

• a tire stem in fluid communication with a tire on an end thereof;
• a housing engaged with a first end of the tire stem, the housing comprising a fluid conduit extending therethrough and a first adapter secured to a second adapter, the second adapter receiving the first end of the tire stem and a first end of the first adapter, wherein the first end of the tire stem and the first end of the first adapter abut each other;
• a valve disposed in the fluid conduit and positioned within the first adapter;
• a depressor member attached to the first end of the first adapter and provided in the fluid conduit, the depressor member extending away from the valve and toward the tire stem;
• and
• an O-ring seal member disposed in an annular groove defined by a reduced thickness portion of the second adapter and provided at an end of the fluid conduit and around an outer surface of the tire stem.