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Monitoring device attachment to rubber valve stems

  • US 7,669,466 B2
  • Filed: 12/18/2007
  • Issued: 03/02/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/09/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A package for a tire sensor, the package comprising:

  • a package body configured for packaging a tire sensor;

    an attachment member connected to said package body and configured for attaching said package securely to a snap-in tire valve stem by disposing said attachment member in a flexible bore of said snap-in tire valve stem;

    wherein said attachment member is configured to engage securely with an inner wall of said flexible bore of said snap-in tire valve stem;

    wherein said snap-in tire valve stem comprises a flexible body through which said flexible bore passes and a valve assembly in communication with said flexible bore;

    wherein said attachment member has a package passage capable of being in communication with said flexible bore and with an interior of a tire, whereby air can pass through said package passage and said flexible bore to inflate or deflate said tire.

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