ANALOG FOUR TIRE PRESSURE GAUGE

• US 20090223438A1
• Filed: 03/03/2009
• Published: 09/10/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 03/06/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Claudio Ballard
• Original Assignee: Claudio Ballard
• Inventors: BALLARD, CLAUDIO R.
• Application Number:
  US12/396,850
• Publication Number:
  US 20090223438A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 116/301
• CPC Class Codes: G01D 11/28 Structurally-combined illuminating devices
• CPC Class Codes: G01D 13/28 with luminescent markings
• CPC Class Codes: G01D 7/04 using a separate indicating element for each variable

Abstract

An analog-style display for simultaneously displaying the pressure of four tires of a vehicle includes a circular dial face having a central indicator light, the dial face having four separate zones around the central indicating light, each zone corresponding to a different one of the tires, four pointers each having a first end adjacent the central indicator light extend outward from the first end thereof into different one of the zones and indicia in each of the zones corresponds to different tire pressures wherein a second end of each pointer is movable to different ones of the indicia to indicate the pressure in the tire corresponding to the zone.

Claims

1. An analog-style display for simultaneously displaying the pressure of four tires of a vehicle comprising:

a dial face including a central indicator light, the dial face having four separate zones around the central indicating light, each zone corresponding to a different one of the tires;

four pointers each having a first end adjacent the central indicator light and a second end, each of the pointers extending outward from the first end thereof into different one of the zones; and

indicia in each of the zones corresponding to different tire pressures wherein the second end of each pointer is movable to different ones of the indicia to indicate the pressure in the tire corresponding to the zone.

2. The analog-style display of claim 1 wherein the zones are spaced at ninety degree intervals around the central indicating light.

3. The analog-style display of claim 1 further comprising a light positioned in each of the zones for displaying a different color corresponding to the pressure in the tire associated with the zone.

4. The analog-style display of claim 1 wherein the display has a circular configuration and wherein the display further comprises a lens and a bezel for mounting the lens over the display.

5. The analog-style display of claim 4 wherein the lens is formed entirely from a synthetic sapphire material.

6. The analog-style display of claim 1 wherein the zones are configured corresponding to the position of the tires on the vehicle.

7. An analog-style display for simultaneously displaying the pressure of the tires of a vehicle comprising:

a circular face having a center and separate zones spaced at ninety degree intervals around the center, each zone corresponding to a different one of the tires;

a pointer for each zone, each pointer having a first end adjacent the center of the face, each pointer extending outward from the first end thereof into different ones of the zones; and

indicia in each of the zones corresponding to different tire pressures wherein the second end of each pointer is movable to different ones of the indicia to indicate the pressure in the tire corresponding to the zone.

8. The analog-style display of claim 7 further comprising a central indicator light and wherein the zones are spaced at ninety degree intervals around the central indicating light.

9. The analog-style display of claim 7 further comprising a multicolored light source in each of the zones and wherein the multicolored light source displays different colors corresponding to the pressure of the associated tire.

10. The analog-style display of claim 7 further comprising a lens and a bezel for mounting the lens over the display.

11. The analog-style display of claim 10 wherein the lens is formed entirely from a synthetic sapphire material.

12. The analog-style display of claim 7 wherein the zones are configured corresponding to the position of the tires on the vehicle.

13. The analog-style display of claim 7 wherein the pointers are formed from a light conducting material, and wherein the display further comprises a light source for illuminating the pointers.

14. An analog-style display for simultaneously displaying the pressure of the tires of a vehicle comprising:

a circular dial face having a center and separate zones spaced at ninety degree intervals around the center including a left upper zone corresponding to the left front wheel of the vehicle, a right upper zone corresponding to the right front wheel of the vehicle, a lower left zone corresponding to the left rear wheel of the vehicle and a lower right zone corresponding to the right rear wheel of the vehicle;

a pointer for each of the zones, each pointer of pointers having a first and second end and a pivot point disposed in that zone, each of the pointers and extending outwardly into the corresponding zone; and

indicia in each of the zones corresponding to different tire pressures wherein the second end of each pointer is movable to different ones of the indicia to indicate the pressure in the tire corresponding to the zone.

15. The analog-style display of claim 14 wherein the pointers are formed from a light conducting material, and wherein the display further comprises at least one light source for illuminating the pointers.

16. The analog-style display of claim 14 further comprising a central indicator light and wherein the zones are spaced around the central indicating light.

17. The analog-style display of claim 14 further comprising a multicolored light source in each of the zones and wherein the multicolored light source displays different colors corresponding to the pressure of the associated tire.

18. The analog-style display of claim 14 wherein the pointers are formed from a light conducting material, and wherein the display further comprises a light source for illuminating the pointers.