Tire valve bodies
OwnerAllen L. Sherwood, Allen L. Sherwood, Jr.inventors
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Abstract
A valve body containing a valve core comprises a generally cylindrical body having a tapered flange, allowing the valve body to be installed in a wheel rim so that none of it extends beyond the outer surface of the rim. The valve core is contained in a central tube spaced inwardly from an outer wall of the valve body, allowing entry of an air chuck to apply or check pressure.
Claims5
A valve body for use on a metal wheel rim adapted to carry a tubeless tire, comprising a rigid annular cup member having a base wall portion, a generally cylindrical outer wall portion extending from base wall portion and terminating in an axially and radially outwardly extending flange portion, a generally cylindrical central tube portion rigidly spaced radially inwardly from said outer wall portion and extending axially from said base wall portion a distance such that the end of said tube portion does not extend axially beyond said flange portion, said tube portion being internally threaded to receive a valve core.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.