Spare Tire Pressure Monitor

• US 20110316687A1
• Filed: 06/25/2010
• Published: 12/29/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 06/25/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Riley, James
• Original Assignee: Riley, James
• Inventors: Riley, James
• Application Number:
  US12/823,919
• Publication Number:
  US 20110316687A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/445
• CPC Class Codes: B60C 23/0408 transmitting the signals by non-mechanical means from the wheel or tyre to a vehicle body mounted receiver
• CPC Class Codes: B60C 29/064 Hose connections for pneumatic tyres, e.g. to spare wheels

Abstract

A spare tire monitor that connects directly over the valve stem in order to provide a driver with a means of being notified when the spare tire experiences a significant loss of air. The spare tire monitor relates to a conduit that attaches a first connection to either the internal electrical system of a vehicle or a gauge mounted at the dashboard while a second connection on the opposite end of the vehicle covers the valve stem of a spare tire such that an alert will occur when air pressure falls below a certain desired threshold.

Claims

1. A spare tire monitor, comprising:

a conduit;

a gauge attached to said conduit via a first connection;

a second connection configured to cover a valve stem of said spare tire via an opening formed within the second connection;

said gauge configured to monitor air pressure within said spare tire via said valve stem, through said second connection, through said conduit, and into said gauge; and

said conduit configured to extend from said valve stem located at a rear of a vehicle to a front of said vehicle.

2. The spare tire monitor of claim 1, wherein said conduit is constructed out of a nylon material.

3. The spare tire monitor of claim 1, wherein said conduit runs toward said front of said vehicle from said rear of said vehicle within the interior elements of said vehicle.

4. The spare tire monitor of claim 3, wherein said wherein said conduit runs toward said front of said vehicle from a trunk of said vehicle within the interior elements of said vehicle.

5. The spare tire monitor of claim 1, wherein said first connection is in communication with an electrical system of said vehicle.

6. The spare tire monitor of claim 5, wherein said first connection is in communication with a fuse of said vehicle and a dashboard of said vehicle.

7. The spare tire monitor of claim 5, wherein said first connection is in communication with an onboard computer of said vehicle and a dashboard of said vehicle.

8. The spare tire monitor of claim 1, wherein said gauge is mounted on said dashboard of said vehicle.

9. The spare tire monitor of claim 1, wherein said gauge is configured to issue an alert when a threshold of air pressure loss is detected by said gauge.

10. The spare tire monitor of claim 9, wherein said alert is configured to appear visually within said gauge that is mounted on said dashboard.

11. The spare tire monitor of claim 9, wherein said alert is configured to appear via audio within said gauge that is mounted on said dashboard.

12. The spare tire monitor of claim 9, wherein said alert is configured to appear on said dashboard via a connection between said electrical system of said vehicle and said first connection.

13. A spare tire monitor, comprising:

attaching a first connection and a second connection to a conduit;

placing the second connection over a valve stem of the spare tire such that the valve stem is completely enveloped by an opening of the second connection;

locking the second connection in place over the valve stem;

incorporating a gauge to the first connection such that the gauge is configured to monitor air pressure coming from the valve stem, through the second connection, through the conduit and into the gauge; and

issuing an alert when air pressure contained in the spare tire is detected by the gauge to be less than a desirable amount.

14. The spare tire monitor of claim 13, further comprising mounting the gauge in view of a driver.

15. The spare tire monitor of claim 13, further comprising connecting the first connection to an electrical system of the vehicle such that an alert can be issued when air pressure contained in the spare tire is detected by the gauge to be less than a desirable amount.

16. The spare tire monitor of claim 13, further comprising running the conduit from the second connection, through internal elements of the vehicle and into a front of the vehicle.

17. The spare tire monitor of claim 13, further comprising forming the conduit to be nylon.

18. The spare tire monitor of claim 13, further comprising forming a slot into a trunk of a vehicle such that the slot is stationary and protrudes upward.

19. The spare tire monitor of claim 18, further comprising facing the spare tire so that the valve stem is facing downward toward the floor of the trunk such that the valve stem can be lined up with the slot of the second connection so that the locking mechanism can lock the valve stem in place.

20. A spare tire monitor, comprising:

attaching a first connection and a second connection to a conduit;

placing the second connection over a valve stem of the spare tire such that the valve stem is completely enveloped by the second connection;

locking the second connection in place over the valve stem;

attaching a transmitter to the first connection of the conduit;

placing the transmitter in communication with the gauge;

transmitting a status of air pressure contained within the spare tire to a sensor located within an electrical system of a vehicle; and

alerting a person when air pressure contained in the spare tire is detected by the gauge and transmitted to the sensor to be less than a desirable amount.