Patent ID: 6286565
Filing Date: 2001-09-11
Classification: B60C

Abstract:
An apparatus for maintaining tire inflation in each tire of a vehicle having a plurality of tires, the vehicle having a Central Tire, Inflation System (CTIS) adapted to controllably maintain a predetermined inflation pressure in each tire, and an inflation system in fluid communication with each tire, comprising:a first fitting fluidly attached to an airtight rotary seal assembly portion of a CTIS;a second fitting fluidly and releasably attached to the first fitting;an air supply hose fluidly attached to the second fitting;a third fitting fluidly attached to the opposite end of the air supply hose, the third fitting being fluidly attached to the inflation system; anda one-way valve positioned between the first fitting and the inflation system, the one-way valve being operable to permit inflation air to be communicated to the tire when the second fitting is attached to the first fitting, and to maintain an inflation pressure within the tire when the second fitting is selectively detached from the first fitting.