Tire repair plug and installation tool

A plug and tool for repairing a puncture of a vehicle tire comprising:

• an assembly of a generally cylindrical plug made of a rubber material having a circular aperture aligned with the axis of said plug, an enlarged cylindrical head end portion which is adapted to engage a tool for inserting the plug into a puncture, an enlarged opposite spherical tail portion and a cylindrical intermediate portion adjoining said head and spherical tail portions, and a cylindrical slender core engaging said aperture, one end portion of said core projecting out of the cylindrical head portion of said plug;
• and a tool, said tool comprising a frame, said frame having an aperture for slideably receiving a plunger, a slotted foot for releaseably engaging said cylindrical head of said plug, and a pair of outward extending arms for grasping with the fingers of a user's hand;
• and a plunger, said plunger having a knob and a slender shaft joined to said knob in slideable engagement with said aperture of said frame for releaseably engaging said outwardly projecting core portion.

A plug and tool for repairing a puncture of a vehicle tire comprising:

• an assembly of a generally cylindrical plug made of a rubber material having a circular aperture aligned with the axis of said plug, an enlarged cylindrical head end portion which is adapted for engaging a tool to insert the plug into a puncture, an enlarged opposite spherical tail portion and a cylindrical intermediate portion adjoining said head and spherical tail portions, said intermediate portion having a plurality of concentric circular rings for sealing said puncture and a cylindrical slender core engaging said aperture, one end portion of said core projecting out of the cylindrical head portion of said plug;
• and a tool, said tool comprising a frame, said frame having an aperture for slideably receiving a plunger, a slotted foot for releaseably engaging said cylindrical head of said plug, and a pair of outward extending arms for grasping with the fingers of a user's hand;
• and a plunger, said plunger having a knob and a slender shaft joined to said knob in slideable engagement with said aperture of said frame for releaseably engaging said outwardly projecting end of said core.