Non-attached electronic monitoring device for tire
First Claim
1. A monitoring device for a pneumatic tire that has an inner surface;
- the monitoring device comprising;
a body having a central portion;
a monitoring assembly carried by the central portion of the body; and
the body including a plurality of spaced fingers projecting from the central portion of the body;
the fingers adapted to support the monitoring assembly in a spaced located from the inner surface of the tire.
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Abstract
A monitoring device for a pneumatic tire includes a body having a central portion with a monitoring assembly carried by the central portion. A plurality of spaced fingers project from the central portion of the body. The fingers support the monitoring assembly in a spaced located from the inner surface of the tire. The fingers also cushion the monitoring assembly and raise it above any liquid that may be disposed in the tire. In one embodiment, the fingers are designed to position the center of the device at the center of the tire sidewall. In this embodiment, the fingers may be configured to engage the tire and rim at the same time.
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1. A monitoring device for a pneumatic tire that has an inner surface;
- the monitoring device comprising;
a body having a central portion;
a monitoring assembly carried by the central portion of the body; and
the body including a plurality of spaced fingers projecting from the central portion of the body;
the fingers adapted to support the monitoring assembly in a spaced located from the inner surface of the tire. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
- the monitoring device comprising;
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15. A wheel having a monitoring device;
- the wheel comprising;
a rim having a radially outer surface;
a tire having an inner surface;
the tire mounted to the rim to define a chamber between the inner surface of the tire and the radially outer surface of the rim;
a monitoring device disposed in the chamber;
the monitoring device having a body having a central portion;
a monitoring assembly carried by the central portion of the body; and
the body including a plurality of spaced fingers projecting from the central portion of the body;
the fingers adapted to support the monitoring assembly in a spaced located from the inner surface of the tire and the radially outer surface of the rim. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
- the wheel comprising;
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