Low-pressure testing device for an automobile tire

• US 6,573,828 B2
• Filed: 10/04/2001
• Issued: 06/03/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 02/19/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Shu-Chin Wu
• Original Assignee: Shu-Chin Wu
• Inventors: Wu, Shu-Chin
• Primary Examiner(s): TRIEU, VAN THANH
• Application Number:
  US09/969,687
• Publication Number:
  US 20020113693A1
• Time in Patent Office: 607 Days
• Field of Search: 340/442, 340/443, 340/445, 340/447, 731/46, 731/462, 332/031.2, 332/031.4
• US Class Current: 340/443
• CPC Class Codes: G01L 17/005 using a sensor contacting the exterior surface, e.g. for measuring deformation

Abstract

A low-pressure testing device for an automobile tire has a base, a warning device, two parallel separated resilient tubes The base is firmly placed on the ground. The warning device is mounted on one end of the base and has a first switch, a second switch and a warning circuit. Each of the parallel separated resilient tubes has a first closed end and a second end connected to the first switch or the second switch, as appropriate. When the two tubes are pressed simultaneously, the first and second switches close the warning circuit to sound an alarm.

Claims

1. A low-pressure testing device for an automobile tire, the low-pressure testing device consisting of:

a base with a long front and rear edge and two shorter end edges firmly placed on the ground;

a warning device mounted on one end of the base and having a first switch, a second switch and a warning circuit; and

two separated resilient tubes each of which has a first closed end and a second end connected to a corresponding one of the first switch and the second switch;

whereby when the two tubes are pressed simultaneously, the first and second switches close the warning circuit to sound an alarm.

2. The low-pressure testing device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the resilient tubes are filled with air and the first and second switches are pressure switches so that when the resilient tubes are pressed simultaneously, the air inside the resilient tubes is compressed and activates the first and second switches to close the warning circuit.

3. The low-pressure testing device as claimed in claim 2 further comprising multiple parallel resilient sleeves mounted on top of the base to hold the two resilient tubes.

4. The low-pressure testing device as claimed in claim 1 further comprising multiple resilient sleeves mounted in parallel on top of the base to hold the two resilient tubes.

5. The low-pressure testing device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the two resilient tubes are parallel.

6. A low-pressure testing device for an automobile tire, the low-pressure testing device consisting of:

a flat, rectangular base with a long front and rear edge and two shorter end edges firmly placed on the ground;

a warning device mounted on one end of the base and having a switch and a warning circuit; and

two separated resilient tubes each of which has a first closed end and a second end connected to the switch;

whereby when the two tubes are pressed simultaneously, the switch closes the warning circuit to sound an alarm.

7. The low-pressure testing device as claimed in claim 6, wherein the resilient tubes are filled with air and the switch is a pressure switch so that when the resilient tubes are pressed simultaneously, the air inside the resilient tubes is compressed and activates the switch to close the warning circuit.

8. The low pressure testing device as claimed in claim 7 further comprising multiple parallel resilient sleeves mounted on top of the base to hold the two resilient tubes.

9. The low-pressure testing device as claimed in claim 6 further comprising multiple resilient sleeves mounted in parallel on top of the base to hold the two resilient tubes.

10. The low-pressure testing device as claimed in claim 6, wherein the two resilient tubes are parallel.