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US 6,648,027 B1Granted
Tire inflation transfer tube
OwnerVictor Didurinventor
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Abstract
The invention provides tire inflation transfer tubes and methods of use. The transfer tubes can be flexible tubing with standard valve stem connectors to provide sealed transfer of pressurized gas between an inflated tire and a tire to be inflated.
Claims16
A tire inflation transfer tube comprising:
- a tube comprising a first end and a second end;
- a source connector formed at the first end of the tube;
- and,
- a receiving connector formed at the second end of the tube;
- one connector comprising a diameter larger than an internal diameter of a bike seat stem and one connector comprising a diameter smaller than an internal diameter of a bike seat stem;
- whereby the receiving connector can be connected to a receiving tire valve stem, and the source connector can be connected to a compressed gas source valve stem, thereby inflating the receiving tire;
- and,
- whereby the tire transfer tube can be stored substantially within the seat stem with one connector too large to enter the seat stem.
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A tire inflation transfer tube comprising:
- a tube comprising a first end and a second end;
- a source connector formed at the first end of the tube, which source connector comprises a protruding member and a first seal;
- and,
- a receiving connector formed at the second end of the tube, which receiving connector comprises a second seal;
- wherein the tube is narrow enough to enter a bicycle seat stem, and the source connector or the receiving connector is too large to enter the seat stem.
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A method of inflating a tire, the method comprising:
- sealing a receiving connector to a valve stem of a receiving tire, which receiving connector is formed on a first end of a tube;
- sealing a source connector to a valve stem of a compressed gas source, which source connector comprises a protruding member and is formed on a second end of the tube;
- whereby a valve in the source valve stem is forced open by the protruding member to allow transfer compressed gas from the compressed gas source to the receiving tire;
- and, wherein the tube, source connector and receiving connector constitute a transfer tube;
- and which method further comprises storing the transfer tube substantially inside a bicycle seat stem with one connector too large to enter the seat stem.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.