Patent ID: 8770236

Claim:
An inflator apparatus for inflating an un-inflated tire-wheel assembly, comprising: a support structure; an interface portion rotatably-attached to the support structure, wherein the interface portion includes a plurality of inflator heads, wherein each inflator head of the plurality of inflator heads includes: an array of axially-projecting fluid channels supported by an upper annular rim body and a lower annular rim body, wherein each axially-projecting fluid channel of the array of axially-projecting fluid channels defines a fluid outlet, wherein each axially-projecting fluid channel of the array of axially-projecting fluid channels includes a fluid inlet; a plunger portion movably-connected to the support structure, wherein the plunger portion is movably-connected to the support structure to permit selective coupling of the plunger portion with one inflator head of the plurality of inflator heads; and a fluid conduit connected to the plunger portion, wherein the fluid conduit is fluidly connectable with the fluid inlet of each axially-projecting fluid channel of the array of axially-projecting fluid channels of the one inflator head of the plurality of inflator heads.