Smart Magnetic Vent Plug
AssigneeValcrum, LLC
InventorsMario Robles, Alton Shelton
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Abstract
The present disclosure is related to a hubcap vent plug that allows for simultaneous ventilation and debris collection of a hubcap comprising a magnet, a wireless communication sensor, and a plug body. In embodiments the wireless communication sensor is capable of monitoring internal characteristics of a hubcap. The plug body comprises an outer portion and an inner portion, wherein the outer portion comprises an external surface, an internal surface, a perimeter surface, and at least one borehole, and the inner portion comprises an outer lip, a magnet housing, and an internal gap.
Claims20
A hubcap vent plug comprising:
- a magnet;
- and
- a plug body comprising:
- an outer portion comprising an external surface, an internal surface, and a borehole;
- and
- an inner portion comprising an outer lip, a magnet housing, and an internal gap.
A hubcap vent plug comprising:
- a magnet;
- a wireless communication sensor, wherein the wireless communication sensor monitors internal characteristics of a hubcap;
- and
- a plug body comprising:
- an outer portion comprising an external surface, an internal surface, a perimeter surface, and at least one borehole;
- and
- an inner portion comprising an outer lip, a magnet housing, and an internal gap.
A hubcap comprising:
- an oil enclosure comprising a threaded portion, a hexagonal portion, and a drain/fill port, wherein the oil enclosure is composed of aluminum alloy;
- a first gasket;
- an oil indication window;
- a second gasket;
- a retainer ring;
- an enclosure plug, wherein the enclosure plug seals the drain/fill port;
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- a plurality of screws, wherein the plurality of screws fasten through the retainer ring and the second gasket into the oil enclosure, such that the first gasket, the oil indication window, the second gasket, and the retainer ring are held secure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.