Device, kit and method for tire repair
OwnerJeffrey H. Coleinventor
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Abstract
A tire repair device for repairing a puncture in a vehicle tire includes an applicator including a stem portion and a tip portion for insertion into a puncture and through a wall of the tire, at least a part of the stem portion and the tip portion having a passage therethough, and a plug having a plug shaft made of a resilient material, a stopper portion provided at a first end of the plug shaft and a patch portion provided at a second end of the plug shaft opposite the first end, the patch portion having a closed position in which the patch portion is folded around the plug shaft and an open position in which the patch portion is extends outwardly from the plug shaft in a direction substantially perpendicular to the plug shaft. The plug shaft and the patch portion are guidable through the passage in the applicator.
Claims20
A tire repair device for repairing a puncture in a vehicle tire, comprising:
- an applicator including a stem portion, a tip portion for insertion into a puncture and through a wall of the tire and a handle portion at an end of the stem portion opposite the tip portion, the stem portion and the tip portion being integrally formed, at least a part of the stem portion and the tip portion having a passage therethough, the tip portion having a diameter that does not change during the repair operation, a forward end of the tip portion being configured to be the first portion inserted into a puncture and through a wall of the tire, the tip portion being adapted to engage a portion of the wall of the tire surrounding the puncture;
- a plug comprising a plug shaft made of a resilient material, a stopper portion provided at a first end of the plug shaft and a patch portion provided at a second end of the plug shaft opposite the first end, the patch portion having a closed position in which the patch portion is folded around the plug shaft and an open position in which the patch portion is extends outwardly from the plug shaft in a direction substantially perpendicular to the plug shaft, the plug shaft and the patch portion of the plug being guidable through the passage in the applicator;
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- a resilient member configured to force the handle portion, when released by the user, outwardly away from the tire while simultaneously gulling the patch portion of the plug against the inner wall of the tire.
A kit, comprising:
- an applicator including a stem portion, a tip portion for insertion into a puncture and through a wall of the tire and a handle portion at an end of the stem portion opposite the tip portion, the stem portion and the tip portion being integrally formed, at least a part of the stem portion and the tip portion having a passage therethough, the tip portion having a diameter that does not change during the repair operation, a forward end of the tip portion being configured to be the first portion inserted into a puncture and through a wall of the tire, the tip portion being adapted to engage with a portion of the wall of the tire surrounding the puncture;
- a plurality of plugs, each plug comprising a plug shaft made of a resilient material, a stopper portion provided at a first end of the plug shaft and a patch portion provided at a second end of the plug shaft opposite the first end, the patch portion having a closed position in which the patch portion is folded around the plug shaft and an open position in which the patch portion is extends outwardly from the plug shaft in a direction substantially perpendicular to the plug shaft, the plug shaft and the patch portion of the plug being guidable through the passage in the applicator;
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- a resilient member configured to force the handle portion, when released by the user, outwardly away from the tire while simultaneously gulling the patch portion of the plug against the inner wall of the tire.
A tire repair device for repairing a puncture in a vehicle tire, comprising:
- an applicator including a stem portion, a tip portion for insertion into a puncture and through a wall of the tire and a handle portion at an end of the stem portion opposite the tip portion, the stem portion and the tip portion being integrally formed, at least a part of the stem portion and the tip portion having a passage therethough, the tip portion having a diameter that does not change during the repair operation, a forward end of the tip portion being configured to be the first portion inserted into a puncture and through a wall of the tire;
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- a plug comprising a plug shaft made of a resilient material, a stopper portion provided at a first end of the plug shaft and a patch portion provided at a second end of the plug shaft opposite the first end, the patch portion having a closed position in which the patch portion is folded around the plug shaft and an open position in which the patch portion is extends outwardly from the plug shaft in a direction substantially perpendicular to the plug shaft, the plug shaft and the patch portion of the plug being guidable through the passage in the applicator, the plug shaft having a plurality of ribs adjacent the patch portion, and, in the closed position, the patch portion entirely envelopes the ribs.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.