Wheel with integral compressed air tank apparatus
OwnerRichard M. Rheinhardtinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus that mounts on a rim of a vehicle wheel on which a tire may be mounted. The apparatus includes a high pressure reservoir for receiving and storing compressed air from an outside source, a first mechanical valve that permits compressed air from an outside source to be directed into and stored in the high pressure reservoir, a second mechanical valve that directs air from the high pressure reservoir into the air chamber of a tire, a third mechanical valve that releases air from the air chamber of the tire, and a fourth mechanical valve that releases air from the high pressure reservoir.
Claims4
An apparatus for mounting on a rim of a vehicle wheel on which a tire may be mounted, said apparatus comprising:
- a high pressure reservoir for receiving and storing compressed air from an outside source;
- a first valve projecting from the high pressure reservoir through a first opening in the rim, said first valve for receiving the compressed air in the reservoir from the outside source;
- a second valve projecting from the high pressure reservoir into the tire, said second valve for sensing the pressure in the tire and directing air from the reservoir into the tire;
- a third valve projecting from the tire through a second opening in the rim, said third valve for sensing the pressure in the tire and releasing the air from the tire;
- a fourth valve projecting from the high pressure reservoir through a third opening in the rim, said fourth valve for sensing the air pressure in the reservoir and releasing the air from the reservoir.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.