Patent ID: 6055855
Filing Date: 2000-05-02
Classification: B60C

Abstract:
Apparatus for mounting on a rim of a vehicle wheel on which a tire may be mounted, said apparatus comprising:a pressure sensor for sensing the pressure in the tire, said pressure sensor having a housing with a pocket in said housing;a threaded fastener mounted in said pocket in said housing, said threaded fastener having a threaded portion extending along an axis;said threaded fastener and said housing having surfaces blocking rotation of said threaded fastener about said axis; anda tire valve stem for projecting through a first opening in the rim and through a second opening in said housing into said pocket, said tire valve stem having a threaded portion for threaded engagement with said threaded portion of said threaded fastener upon relative rotation of said threaded portion of said threaded fastener and said threaded portion of said valve stem about said axis, said tire valve stem and said threaded fastener clamping a part of said housing between said tire valve stem and said threaded fastener when said threaded portion of said threaded fastener and said threaded portion of said valve stem are threaded together.