Tire pressure gauge mounting structure

• US 6,662,665 B1
• Filed: 12/23/2002
• Issued: 12/16/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 12/23/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Tien-Tsai Huang
• Original Assignee: Tien-Tsai Huang
• Inventors: Huang, Tien-Tsai
• Primary Examiner(s): Lefkowitz, Edward
• Assistant Examiner(s): ALLEN, ANDRE J
• Application Number:
  US10/325,870
• Time in Patent Office: 358 Days
• Field of Search: 737/56, 731/46
• US Class Current: 73/756
• 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 23/0494 Valve stem attachments positioned inside the tyre chamber
• CPC Class Codes: B60C 23/04985 using straps surrounding the rims

Abstract

A tire pressure gauge mounting structure is disclosed, which includes a casing and a bottom plate for holding a tire pressure gauge in a vehicle tire, the bottom plate having a first end, a second end, and an extension portion for fastening to the air nozzle or rim of a vehicle tire, the casing having a top wall, a bottom opening, a peripheral wall extended from the top wall around the bottom opening, a front slot in the front part of the peripheral wall for receiving the first end of the bottom plate, a rear slot in the rear part of the peripheral wall for receiving the second end of the bottom plate, and a sloping bottom side notch in the bottom side of the peripheral wall at one lateral side between the front part and the rear part for receiving the extension portion of the bottom plate.

Claims

1. A tire pressure gauge mounting structure comprising:

a bottom plate, said bottom plate having a first end, a second end, and an extension portion for fastening to the air nozzle or rim of a vehicle tire; and

a casing for fastening to said bottom plate, said casing having a top wall, a bottom opening, a peripheral wall extended from said top wall around said bottom opening, said peripheral wall having a front part and a rear part, a front slot in the front part of said peripheral wall for receiving the first end of said bottom plate, a rear slot in the rear part of said peripheral wall for receiving the second end of said bottom plate, and a sloping bottom side notch in a bottom side of said peripheral wall at one lateral side between said front part and said rear part for receiving the extension portion of said bottom plate.

2. The tire pressure gauge mounting structure as claimed in claim 1 wherein said casing has a grounding terminal.

3. The tire pressure gauge mounting structure as claimed in claim 1 wherein said casing has a first lip forwardly protruded from said front part of said peripheral wall and a second lip backwardly protruded from the rear part of said peripheral wall for mounting.

4. The tire pressure gauge mounting structure as claimed in claim 3 wherein said casing further has a first mounting hole cut through said first lip and a second mounting hole cut through said second lip;

said bottom plate has a first through hole extended through said first end for fastening to the first mounting hole of said casing and a second through hole extended through said second end for fastening to the second mounting hole of said casing.

5. The tire pressure gauge mounting structure as claimed in claim 1 wherein said bottom plate has a screw hole in said extension portion for fastening to the air nozzle of a vehicle tire.

6. The tire pressure gauge mounting structure as claimed in claim 1 wherein said extension portion of said bottom plate forms a binding strap.