Patent ID: 8689842
Filing Date: 2014-04-08
Classification: B60C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for connecting a first portion of a run flat tire insert to a second portion of the runflat tire insert, the apparatus comprising: an actuator configured to engage threads of a pin, wherein the actuator comprises a head, the head having a rotational axis in a plane which is substantially transverse to a circumferential plane of the runflat tire insert if the actuator is positioned in the runflat tire insert; a shaft connected to the head; a follower projecting from the shaft; a worm coupled to the shaft, wherein the worm defines teeth and is slidably and rotatably mounted about the shaft; a biasing member coupled to the worm, wherein the worm further defines a notch configured to receive the follower; and a pinion engaged with the worm, the pinion defining: