US 6,854,553 B2 · Tire deflation device

Abstract

The tire deflation device (30) includes a rail member (34) having a support portion (38) and a piercing portion (44). The piercing portion (44) of the rail member (34) extends toward a tire (20) and is located between the tire (20) and a protected portion (44) of the automotive vehicle (10). The piercing portion (44) is intended to puncture and deflate the tire (20) when a crush zone (18) is deformed inwardly so as to force the tire (20) into the piercing portion (44) of the rail member (34). The support portion (38) has at least one anchor member (32) fixedly attached thereto for securely mounting the rail member (34) to a side mount (12) of the automotive vehicle (10) within a middle rigid zone (14) thereof.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A tire deflation device for an automotive vehicle, the tire deflation device comprising:

a rail member having a support portion and a piercing portion, said piercing portion intended to be positioned adjacent to a tire between said tire and a protected portion of the automotive vehicle, said piercing portion intended to puncture and deflate said tire when a crush zone is deformed inwardly so as to force said tire into said piercing portion of said rail member;
and
at least one anchor member extending from said support portion of said rail member, said at least one anchor member fixedly coupling said support portion of said rail member to a side mount of said automotive vehicle within a middle rigid zone thereof, said middle rigid zone being located inward from said crush zone.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Tire deflation device

Life of this patent

Tire deflation device

Life of this patent

Abstract

Claims20