Tire-Pressure Monitoring Sensor Testing Tool

A tire pressure monitoring system testing tool that includes

• a housing that is dimensioned to be held in a hand of a user,
• an extender that protrudes from the housing, the extender including a proximal end that is detachably connected to an end of the housing and a distal end opposed to the proximal end,
• a signal emitter disposed in the distal end of the extender, the signal emitter configured to emit a radio frequency signal of less than 30 MHz,
• an electronic control unit disposed in the testing tool, and
• a manually-operated activation switch that is supported on a side of the housing and permits activation of the signal emitter,
• wherein the extender is configured to permit a standing, upright user to hold the housing in one hand and to place the signal emitter at a ground-height location without requiring the user to bend at the waist or knee.

A tire pressure monitoring system testing tool kit that includes

• a housing that is dimensioned to be held in a hand of a user,
• a first extender including a proximal end that is configured to be detachably connected to an end of the housing and a distal end opposed to the proximal end,
• a second extender including a proximal end that is configured to be detachably connected to an end of the housing and a distal end opposed to the proximal end, the second extender being different from the first extender in one or more of shape, size, flexibility and material,
• a signal emitter disposed in the distal end of each of the first extender and the second extender, the signal emitter configured to emit a radio frequency signal of less than 30 MHz,
• an electronic control unit disposed in the testing tool, and
• a manually-operated activation switch that is supported on a side of the housing and permits activation of the signal emitter,
• wherein the first extender and the second extender are each configured to permit a standing, upright user to hold the housing in one hand and to place the signal emitter at a ground-height location without requiring the user to bend at the waist or knee.