# US 2025/0083751 A1 · Flat Tire Prevention Device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2025/0083751 A1 - Document ID: US20250083751A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 18/829,601 - Filed: 2024-09-10 - Published: 2025-03-13 - Earliest claimed: 2023-09-11 - Inventors: Curtis Pollard, JR.; Tomacha Pollard - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20250083751A1 ## CPC - B62D 25/18: Parts or details thereof, e.g. mudguard flaps - B62D 25/188: {Mud-guard flaps for utility vehicles} - H01F 7/02: Permanent magnets {[PM]} - B62D: MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS (steering, or guiding on a desired track, of agricultural machines or implements A01B69/00; wheels, castors, axles, increasing wheel adhesion B60B; vehicle tyres, tyre inflation or tyre changing B60C; connections between vehicles of a train or the like B60D; vehicles for use on rail and road, amphibious or convertible vehicles B60F; suspension arrangements B60G; heating, cooling, ventilating or other air treating devices B60H; windows, windscreens, non-fixed roofs, doors or similar devices, protective coverings for vehicles not in use B60J; propulsion plant arrangements, auxiliary drives, transmissions, controls, instrumentation or dashboards B60K; electric equipment or propulsion of electrically-propelled vehicles B60L; power supply for electrically-propelled vehicles B60M; passenger accommodation not otherwise provided for B60N; adaptations for load transportation or to carry special loads or objects B60P; arrangement of signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor, for vehicles in general B60Q; vehicles, vehicle fittings or vehicle parts not otherwise provided for B60R; servicing, cleaning, repairing, supporting, lifting, or manoeuvring, not otherwise provided for, B60S; brake arrangements, brake control systems or parts thereof B60T; air-cushion vehicles B60V; motor-cycles, accessories therefor B62J, B62K; testing of vehicles G01M) - H01F: MAGNETS; INDUCTANCES; TRANSFORMERS; SELECTION OF MATERIALS FOR THEIR MAGNETIC PROPERTIES ## Abstract A flat tire prevention device is disclosed that helps prevent flat or punctured tires while driving. The flat tire prevention device comprises a magnetic component that is configured in a square or rectangular shape depending on the size and shape of the vehicle's mudflaps. The magnetic component is typically a thin, magnetic plate that would magnetically adhere to a vehicle's mudflaps, during use. The exposed surface of the magnetic component would also be magnetic, to attract debris before it is run over by the vehicle's tires. Thus, the magnetic component extends over the roadway area to pick up any metallic debris before it punctures the vehicle's tires. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A flat tire prevention device that provides a user with a means for preventing flat or punctured tires, the flat tire prevention device comprising: a magnetic component; wherein the magnetic component is secured to a vehicle's mudflap; and further wherein the magnetic component attracts and picks up any metallic debris before it punctures and flattens a vehicle's tires. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The flat tire prevention device of claim 1, wherein the magnetic component is configured in a square or rectangular shape. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The flat tire prevention device of claim 2, wherein the magnetic component is a thin, magnetic plate that partially covers the vehicle's mudflaps. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The flat tire prevention device of claim 3, wherein the magnetic component comprises a front surface, a rear surface, opposing side walls, and opposing top and bottom edges. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The flat tire prevention device of claim 4, wherein a width of the magnetic component is approximately between ⅛-½″ thick. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The flat tire prevention device of claim 5, wherein the magnetic component is manufactured of a permanent magnet, such as ceramic or ferrite, alnico, samarium cobalt (SmCo), or neodymium iron boron (NIB). ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The flat tire prevention device of claim 6, wherein the magnetic component is mounted to an existing vehicle mudflap, which is already attached to a vehicle. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The flat tire prevention device of claim 6, wherein the magnetic component is secured to a stand-alone mudflap which is then secured to a vehicle, after the magnetic component has been applied to it. ### Claim 9 (depends on 6) The flat tire prevention device of claim 6, wherein the magnetic component is applied to mudflaps positioned at a front of a vehicle, in front of a vehicle's front tires. ### Claim 10 (depends on 6) The flat tire prevention device of claim 6, wherein the magnetic component is applied to mudflaps positioned both at a front and a rear of a vehicle, in front of a vehicle's tires. ### Claim 11 (depends on 6) The flat tire prevention device of claim 6, wherein the magnetic component is secured to a vehicle's mudflaps via a magnetic attachment. ### Claim 12 (depends on 6) The flat tire prevention device of claim 6, wherein the magnetic component is secured to a vehicle's mudflaps via threaded bolts. ### Claim 13 A flat tire prevention device that provides a user with a means for preventing flat or punctured tires, the flat tire prevention device comprising: a magnetic component configured in a square or rectangular shape; wherein the magnetic component is a thin, magnetic plate that partially covers the vehicle's mudflaps; wherein the magnetic component is secured to a vehicle's mudflap via a magnetic attachment; wherein a receptor component is positioned behind the vehicle's mudflap and the magnetic component is placed in front of the vehicle's mudflap, sandwiching the vehicle's mudflap as a unitary structure; and wherein the magnetic component attracts and picks up any metallic debris before it punctures and flattens a vehicle's tires. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The flat tire prevention device of claim 13, wherein the receptor component has opposite polarity to the magnetic component to create the magnetic attraction needed to secure the magnetic component to the receptor component with the vehicle's mudflap in between. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The flat tire prevention device of claim 13, wherein the magnetic component is manufactured of a permanent magnet, such as ceramic or ferrite, alnico, samarium cobalt (SmCo), or neodymium iron boron (NIB). ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The flat tire prevention device of claim 13, wherein the magnetic component is applied to mudflaps positioned at a front of a vehicle, in front of a vehicle's front tires. ### Claim 17 (depends on 13) The flat tire prevention device of claim 13 further comprising a plurality of indicia. ### Claim 18 (depends on 13) The flat tire prevention device of claim 13, wherein the metallic debris are ferrous materials from a roadway. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The flat tire prevention device of claim 18, wherein a magnetic attraction is generated between the magnetic component and the ferrous materials, which causes the ferrous materials to be attracted and retained on a front surface of the magnetic component until manually removed. ### Claim 20 A method of reducing the chance of getting a flat tire while driving, the method comprising the following steps: providing a flat tire prevention device comprising a magnetic component configured in a square or rectangular shape; adhering the magnetic component to a vehicle's mudflaps; driving the vehicle; and attracting and picking up metallic debris before it punctures the vehicle's tires.