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US 5,884,659 AGranted
Portable tubeless tire inflating system
OwnerGeneral M. Prosser, Leo J. Ardinventors
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Abstract
A new Portable Tubeless Tire Inflating System for forcing a large volume of air into a tubeless tire which presses the side-walls of the tire against the rim, thereby setting a bead so the user may fully inflate the tire using a conventional valve stem. The inventive device includes a conventional portable air tank and an air releasing means attached to the conventional portable air tank providing a burst of air to a tire during mounting.
Claims1
A Portable Tubeless Tire Inflating System comprising:
- a portable air tank;
- and
- an air releasing means;
- wherein the portable air tank has a tubular central extent and a pair of circular end faces, the portable air tank including a valve stem secured to an upper portion of the central extent of the portable air tank, a pressure relief valve secured to a pressure gauge of the portable air tank, the pressure gauge secured to the upper portion of the central extent of the portable air tank and facing upwards, a handle secured to the upper portion of the central extent of the portable air tank and extending along a length of the portable air tank where the pressure gauge is mounted to the portable air tank beneath the handle and extends outwardly therefrom for facilitating viewing of the same, at least two legs secured to a lower exterior surface of the portable air tank, an auxiliary coupler connected to a lower portion of one of the end faces of the portable air tank, where the auxiliary coupler removably couples with an air hose coupler, an air inlet coupler connected to one of the end faces of the portable air tank, and a tank coupler connected centrally to one of the end faces of the portable air tank similar to that on which the auxiliary coupler is positioned and opposite from that on which the air inlet coupler is positioned;
- wherein the air releasing means includes a release valve including an inboard extent connected to the tank coupler and extending therefrom in coaxial relationship therewith where the release valve is able to release a high volume of air in a finite period, a release lever mechanically connected to the release valve which extends outwardly and downwardly from the inboard extent where the lever is adapted to open and close the release valve, and a planar air outlet port connected to the outboard extent of release valve in coaxial relationship therewith, wherein the planar air outlet port is substantially V-shaped and projects from the release valve towards the ground at a predetermined angle and further resides in a vertical plane common with that in which the inboard extent and the outboard extent of the release valve reside, thereby allowing a tire to be filled with air while in an upright orientation.
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