Patent ID: 8474491
Filing Date: 2013-07-02
Classification: B60S,F17C,G07F

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for filling a vehicle tire with nitrogen comprising: a housing; a plurality of nitrogen holding tanks supported on a lazy susan in said housing for rotation thereon; a hose connected to each of said plurality of tubes for receiving nitrogen from said plurality of nitrogen holding tanks, said hose having a tire filling valve on the end thereof; a hose reel mounted in said housing and having a portion of said hose reeled thereon; an electrically operated flow valve coupled to said hose for controlling the flow of nitrogen therethrough; valve control means for actuating said electrically operated flow valve to control the flow of nitrogen from said plurality of nitrogen holding tanks through said hose; and hose locking means for releasably locking said hose against release from said reel; whereby a vehicle tire can be filled with nitrogen responsive to actuating said electrically operated valve to release nitrogen from said nitrogen holding tanks.