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Auxiliary vehicle tire deployment system

  • US 9,919,556 B1
  • Filed: 11/13/2014
  • Issued: 03/20/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/13/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An auxiliary vehicle tire deployment system, comprising:

  • one or more extendable arms comprising an auxiliary tire rotatably mounted thereon;

    said one or more extendable arms adapted to be affixed to a frame of a vehicle;

    a tire pressure monitoring system comprising a pressure sensor and a transmitter;

    a logic stored within a vehicle computer system;

    wherein when said pressure sensor detects a flat tire, said transmitter relays an activation signal to said logic;

    wherein when said logic receives said activation signal, said logic causes said extendable arm to extend such that said auxiliary tire makes contact with a road surface.

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