Wheel-Mounted Air Compression Apparatus

A wheel-mounted air compression apparatus for maintaining a predetermined inflation pressure of a tire mounted on a wheel of a vehicle and the tire having an inflation port, said wheel-mounted air compression apparatus, comprising:

• a housing having a continuous side wall and a top wall that, together, define an air compression chamber;
• an air compressor device positioned in said air compression chamber;
• a plurality of support legs, each support leg including a proximal end attached to said housing and a distal end opposite said proximal end and including a body section extending between said proximal end and said distal end;
• wherein said plurality of support legs are spaced apart from one another and extend away from said housing, each support leg having a configuration complementary to the wheel for attachment to the wheel;
• a hose having a first end in fluid communication with said air compression chamber and a second end having a nozzle coupled to and in fluid communication with the inflation port of the tire;
• a pressure sensor situated in said housing and in data communication with said air compressor and electrically coupled to said nozzle for determining a current pressure of air within the tire;
• a battery positioned in said housing;
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• a controller positioned in said housing that is in data communication with said pressure sensor and electrically connected to said battery and to said air compressor, said controller configured to energize said air compressor if said pressure sensor detects less than a predetermined air pressure in said tire.