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SNAP-IN TIRE VALVE

  • US 20100024539A1
  • Filed: 08/01/2008
  • Published: 02/04/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/01/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A snap-in tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) comprising:

  • a valve having an inner portion and an outer portion, the outer portion being a resilient element having a annular sealing surface configured to snap-in an opening in a tire wheel rim, the inner portion being a rigid element defining an air passageway between an inboard end and an outboard end;

    a housing having electronics configured to sense parameters within the tire wheel rim;

    an electrical connection element extending inside the housing to electrical connect with the electronics and outside the housing to electrically connect with the inboard end; and

    a fastener removable attached to the inboard end, the fastener providing a compressive force that compresses the electrical connection element against the inboard end.

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