Deployable Tire Deflator
AssigneeRoadlink, LLC
InventorsJ. Michael Barbrey, John O. Roper
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Abstract
A deflator deployable on the ground adjacent a tire may include a base member, a body member having a first end attached to the base member and having a handle portion spaced upward from the base member when the bottom surface of the base member is placed on the ground, and two arms. Each arm may a first end pivotally attached to the base member and a second end extending away from the first end. Each arm may have a puncturing member located adjacent the second end. A release mechanism may be located on the body member adjacent to the handle portion and may be movable from a hold position to a release position.
Claims20
A deflator deployable on the ground adjacent a tire, the deflator comprising:
- a base member having a bottom surface configured for placement on the ground;
- a body member having a first end attached to the base member and having a handle portion spaced upward from the base member when the bottom surface of the base member is placed on the ground;
- two arms, each arm having a first end pivotally attached to the base member and a second end extending away from the first end, each arm being pivotable between a first position in which the second end is located adjacent the body member and a second position in which the second end is pivoted into a position away from the body member;
- each arm having a puncturing member located adjacent the second end, when the second ends of the arms are in the second position the puncturing members being spaced apart at a deploying distance more than a front-rear dimension of the tire proximate the ground;
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- a release mechanism located on the body member adjacent to the handle portion and movable from a hold position to a release position, the release mechanism including two tabs extending outward from the body member, each tab configured to hold a respective one of the arms in the first position when the release mechanism is in the hold position and to allow the arms to move to the second position when the release mechanism is moved to the release position, movement of the arms to the second position locating the puncturing members at the deploying distance.
A deflator deployable on the ground adjacent a tire, the deflator comprising:
- a base member having a bottom surface configured for placement on the ground;
- a body member having a first end attached to the base member and having a handle portion spaced upward from the base member when the bottom surface of the base member is placed on the ground;
- two arms, each arm having a first end pivotally attached to the base member and a second end extending away from the first end, each arm being pivotable between a first position in which the second end is located adjacent the body member and a second position in which the second end is pivoted into a position away from the body member;
- each arm having a puncturing member located adjacent the second end;
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- each arm being pivotally attached to the base via a respective hinge mechanism, each hinge mechanism defines a hinge axis extending at a first angle of about 15 to about 45 degrees relative to the horizontal, the puncturing members when the arms are in the second position being spaced apart at a deploying distance more than a front-rear dimension of the tire proximate the ground, the puncturing members and a point between the hinges arranged in a triangle shape.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.