Tire valve stem stabilizing and supporting device
AssigneeAluminum Company of America
InventorDonald R. Bias
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Abstract
A tire valve stem stabilizing and supporting device that is used with a valve stem of an inner tire mounted on a dual wheel, the dual wheel having an access opening through which the valve stem passes. The device has a passageway through which the valve stem passes and is adapted to being removably secured in the access opening. In this way, the valve stem is stabilized and supported in the access opening. An associated kit, dual wheel system and method are also provided.
Claims21
A resilient device for insertion into an access opening through a dual wheel, having a bevelled area adjacent the circumference of the access opening, to support an elongated valve stem means which projects through said opening, said device comprising a tubular body portion adapted to be easily removably secured in said access opening in said dual wheel, wherein said tubular body portion has a bevelled shape substantially corresponding to the shape of said access opening and including means for frictional securement in said access opening, said tubular body portion further having an outer end with an radially outwardly projecting lip thereon for engaging a wheel adjacent said access opening and having resilient means projecting inwardly from said tubular body portion for supporting said elongated valve stem means, said resilient means having a width less than the width of said tubular body portion, whereby said device can be easily positioned on said valve stem means and inserted into said access opening to support said valve stem means intermediate its ends.
A tire valve stem extender and stabilizer kit for use with a dual wheel assembly having inner and outer rims which include a valve stem on said inner rim and an access opening in said outer rim to allow access to the valve stem of said inner rim, said kit comprising:
- an elongated extender means having an end portion adapted for engagement with said valve stem
- and further adapted for insertion at least partially through said access opening;
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- resilient stabilizer means which includes a tubular body portion having means for frictional securement in said access opening and an outer end with a radially outwardly projecting lip on it and having an inwardly projecting resilient means with a passageway therethrough in which said elongated extender means is adapted to be inserted, said projecting means having a width less than the width of said tubular body portion;
- said stabilizer means adapted to be removably secured in said access opening with at least a portion of said extender means projecting therethrough, whereby said elongated extender means is stabilized and supported in said access opening intermediate the ends of said extender means.
A tire valve stem extender and stabilizer kit for use with a dual wheel assembly having inner and outer rims which include a valve stem on said inner rim and an access opening in said outer rim to access said valve stem, said kit comprising:
- an elongated extender means having an end portion adapted for engagement with said valve stem and further adapted for insertion at least partially through said access opening;
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- a rubber stabilizer having a generally cylindrical hollow body portion which includes means for frictional securement of the stabilizer in said access opening, an outer end having a radially outwardly projecting lip on it, and an integral disc portion disposed transversely in said body portion, said disc portion having a width less than the width of said body portion and further having a passageway therethrough in which said elongated extender means is adapted to be inserted;
- said stabilizer means adapted to be secured in said access opening with said extender means projecting therethrough, whereby said elongated extender is stabilized and supported in said access opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.