Patent ID: 6557404
Filing Date: 2003-05-06
Classification: B60C

Abstract:
A vehicle tire inflation apparatus including a pliable air transfer tube having opposite ends, said air transfer tube defining an air passageway, a pressure gauge mounted to said air transfer tube so as to be in fluid communication with said air passageway to determine air pressure therein, a pair of valve chuck assemblies mounted to said opposite ends of said air transfer tube so as to be in fluid communication with said air passageway, an on-off valve mounted along said air transfer tube for selectively controlling flow of air therethrough, each of said valve chuck assemblies including a housing, means for connecting each of said housing so as to be in fluid flow communication with a valve stem of a conventional tire, a valve mounted within each of said housings and moveable from a first position to prevent air flow through said housings to a second position to permit air flow through said housings, and each of said valve chuck assemblies including a manually engageable means for moving said valves between said first and second positions.