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US 2019/0240936 A1Published application
Patch assembly for tubeless tire
OwnerJohn W. Feilerinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for patching a tubeless tire includes a patch; a washer centrally located on the patch; a fastener extending from the washer; and a cap engageable with the fastener, whereby the patch can be mounted in a tear of a tubeless tire with the patch on an inside of the tear and the cap on the outside of the tear. The patch can be used to quickly repair a ruptured tubeless tire, for example of a mountain bike, without the need of adding a tire tube within the tire.
Claims17
A patch assembly for patching a tubeless tire, comprising:
- a patch;
- a washer centrally located on the patch;
- a fastener extending from the washer;
- and
- a cap engageable with the fastener, whereby the patch can be mounted in a tear of a tubeless tire with the patch on an inside of the tear and the cap on the outside of the tear.
2 more elements
A method for patching a ruptured tubeless tire, comprising the steps of:
- placing a patch and a washer over a tear in a tubeless tire on an inside surface of the tire with a fastener extending from the washer and through the tear;
- attaching a cap to the fastener in contact with an outside surface of the tire so as to hold the patch in place over the inside surface of the tire at the tear;
- and
- inflating the tire.
1 more element
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.