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US 8,707,829 B2Granted
Tire repair kit
AssigneeUnited States Thermoelectric Consortium
InventorJames M. Kerner
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Abstract
A tire repair kit is disclosed which includes a plurality of tubes containing repair plugs, a clearance tool for clearing debris in a tire, and stopper to prevent air loss during the repair. The kit also includes a handle for storing the tools and for attaching the tools to make the appropriate repairs to the tire.
Claims14
A tire repair kit comprising:
- a) an elongated handle tool, said handle tool comprising:
- 1) a top section, the top section being the handle grip, said top section comprising;
- A) a proximal end, said proximal end comprising:
- i) an opening at the proximal end;
- ii) a hollow section;
- and
- iii) a plurality of pockets within said hollow section into which tools fit;
- B) a distal end, said distal end comprising:
- i) a narrowed threaded projection positioned at the outside distal end;
- ii) a centered projection pin positioned at the center of the distal end of the narrow threaded section;
- iii) nose piece comprising:
- a1) a ring having centered lateral opening;
- a2) complementary threads 24 around said centered lateral opening;
- and
- a3) an inward rim at the distal end of the nose piece;
- such that when an appropriate tool is inserted through the centered lateral opening, the nose piece is screwed down over the narrowed threaded projection;
- 2) a bottom section, said bottom section comprising a bottom cap, wherein the bottom cap 14 is tooled such that within the cap there is a centered seat wherein the proximal end of a tool fits;
- b) at least one repair plug, said repair plug comprising:
- 1) a pointed conical metal tip ending having at its proximal end a circumferential shoulder and a tip collar positioned proximally to the circumferential shoulder;
- and
- 2) a rubberized impregnated plug, said rubberized impregnated cord attached to an inside of a proximal end of the conical tip;
- and
- c) at least one hollow insertion tube, said hollow tube comprising:
- 1) a distal end into which said repair plug fits by means of inserting the rubberized impregnated plug, wherein the tip collar fits in the insertion tube, and such that a circumference of the distal end of the hollow tube is no greater than the circumferential rim of the pointed conical metal tip;
- and
- 2) a proximal end, said proximal end comprising:
- A) collar at the proximal end of the outer tube which allows the insertion tube to be fitted within the nose piece.
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A tire repair kit comprising:
- a) an elongated handle tool, said handle tool comprising:
- 1) a first section, the top section being the handle grip, said top section comprising;
- A) a proximal end, said proximal end comprising:
- i) an opening at the proximal end;
- ii) a hollow section;
- and
- iii) a plurality of pockets within said hollow section into which tools fit;
- iv) a threaded section circumferentially around the opening of the proximal end;
- 2) a bottom section, said bottom section comprising a bottom cap, said bottom cap comprising:
- A) an opening at the distal end of the cap, circumferentially surrounded by a threaded section;
- B) within said cap at the proximal end, a centered threaded seat wherein the proximal end of a tool can be screwed in;
- b) at least one repair plug, said repair plug comprising:
- 3) a pointed conical tip ending having at its proximal end a circumferential shoulder;
- and
- 4) a rubberized impregnated plug, said rubberized impregnated cord attached to an inside of a proximal end of the conical tip;
- and
- c) at least one hollow insertion tube, said hollow tube comprising:
- 1) a distal end into which said repair plug fits by means of inserting the rubberized impregnated plug, such that a circumference of the distal end of the hollow tube is no greater than the circumferential rim of the pointed conical metal tip;
- 2) a proximal end, said proximal end comprising a outer circumferentially threaded shoulder so that said insertion tube can be threaded into said bottom cap;
- and
- 3) an inner flared tube positioned within the proximal end of the outer insertion tube.
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A tire repair kit comprising:
- a) an elongated handle tool, said handle tool comprising:
- 1) a top section, the top section being the handle grip, said top section comprising;
- C) a proximal end, said proximal end comprising:
- iv) an opening at the proximal end;
- v) a hollow section;
- and
- vi) a plurality of pockets within said hollow section into which tools fit;
- D) a distal end, said distal end comprising:
- iv) a narrowed threaded projection positioned at the outside distal end;
- v) a centered projection pin positioned at the center of the distal end of the narrow threaded section;
- vi) nose piece comprising:
- a1) a ring having centered lateral opening;
- a2) complementary threads around said centered lateral opening;
- and
- a3) an inward rim at the distal end of the nose piece;
- such that when an appropriate tool is inserted through the centered lateral opening, the nose piece is screwed down over the narrowed threaded projection;
- 3) a bottom section, said bottom section comprising a bottom cap, said bottom section being rubber, wherein the bottom cap is tooled such that within the cap there is a centered seat wherein the proximal end of a tool fits;
- d) at least one repair plug, said repair plug comprising:
- 5) a pointed conical metal tip ending having at its proximal end a circumferential shoulder;
- and
- 6) a rubberized impregnated plug, said rubberized impregnated cord attached to an inside of a proximal end of the conical metal tip;
- and
- e) at least one hollow insertion tube, said hollow tube comprising:
- 3) a distal end into which said repair plug fits by means of inserting the rubberized impregnated plug, such that a circumference of the distal end of the hollow tube is no greater than the circumferential rim of the pointed conical metal tip;
- and
- 4) a proximal end, said proximal end comprising:
- A) collar at the proximal end of the outer tube which allows the insertion tube to be fitted within the nose piece or within the bottom section.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.