Patent ID: 7779682
Filing Date: 2010-08-24
Classification: B60C,G01L

Abstract:
1. A pressure transducer comprising a first housing having an internal hollow and having a front surface and a back surface, a pressure port in said front surface communicating with said hollow, an inflating valve positioned on said back surface and communicating with said hollow, said valve operable in a first normally closed position and in a second operative opened position which operates to open said valve when a source of pressurized fluid is applied to said valve, a second housing, having a hollow and positioned in said hollow of said first housing and having a front surface communicating with said pressure port and a back surface communicating with said valve, said second housing supported within said hollow to provide a fluid passageway from said valve to said pressure port to enable a fluid to flow from said valve to said pressure port when said valve is operated in said second position, said second housing having a pressure sensing device on said front surface and operative to provide an output indicative of a pressure at said pressure port.