Did You Know...
...that after Parker Brothers executives turned down the game of Monopoly because it had "52 fundamental errors" (including taking too long to play), a copy of the game wound up in the home of the company president who stayed up until 1 a.m. to finish playing it? He was so impressed by the game that the next day he wrote to inventor Charles Darrow and offered to buy it!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7185688 | Central tire inflation system for drive axle A tire inflation system for a portal drive axle assembly includes fluid flow passages that are formed within rotating wheel shafts, which drive a pair of wheel end assemblies. The portal drive axle assembly includes a driving input that drives a pair of axle shafts.... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7093632 | Dual-wheel valve stem stabilizing clip A dual-wheel valve stem stabilizing clip (20) that is used for immobilizing a reverse-mounted valve (40) mounted on dual truck wheels (28). The clip consists of pair of U-shaped spring brackets (22), with each including an S-shaped outer ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7073871 | Three piece automobile wheel The three piece automobile wheel is provided with an inner rim, an outer rim, and a center disc. The center disc is attached to a flange section of the inner rim and outer rim. A trough is established in the inner rim between the flange section and rim flange. The o... | 07/11/2006 |
| 6929332 | Stamped ABS sensor bracket A vehicle axle is provided that includes a spindle supporting a wheel hub having a toothed wheel. A tapered axle portion is adjacent to said spindle, and an ABS sensor bracket is secured to the tapered portion. The bracket has a body defining a hole receiving an ABS... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6916072 | Motor vehicle wheel with improved protective ring The invention relates to a wheel (1) comprising a rim (2), a disc (3), a protective ring (4) with an outer surface (4a) and an inner surface (4b), and means (5) for fixing the ring (4) to the rim ... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6820668 | Rim for a bicycle wheel with tubeless tire A rim for a bicycle wheel with tubeless tire comprises a radially inner peripheral wall, a radially outer peripheral wall, two circumferential side walls which connect the inner and outer peripheral walls and form two ribs which extend beyond the outer peripheral wa... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6802569 | Valve stem extender and apparatus for mounting same An apparatus for use with mounted spare tires is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a valve stem extender and a bracket for holding the valve stem extender in place. The bracket can be designed in one of two different embodiments, depending on the desired use. The p... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6626501 | Positioning means for positioning the valve stem of an inner tube A bicycle may have a combination comprising a wheel and a rim with a hole in the rim, an inner tube with a valve stem in the hole in the rim, and a tire. If the air pressure is low in the inner tube and the bicycle is ridden with the wheel rotating, the v... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6588474 | Rim for a bicycle wheel with tubeless tire A rim for a bicycle wheel with tubeless tire comprises a radially inner peripheral wall, a radially outer peripheral wall, two circumferential side walls which connect the inner and outer peripheral walls and form two ribs which extend beyond the outer pe... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6450226 | Commercial vehicle wheel with valve emerging outside the disk A commercial vehicle wheel with valve emerging outside the wheel disk and having a safety element on the outside of the rim, the safety element consisting of a cylindrical wall of axial width p, so that, .PHI. being the standard diameter of the wheel, the... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6412525 | Device for filling or deflating a tire of a vehicle, especially of a tractor A device to fill or deflate a tire of a vehicle, such as a tractor, is arranged on the wheel rim of a wheel. The device includes a housing 14 with a second connecting port 11 to connect to a first connecting port 10. An inner member 21 is supported in the... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6119746 | Valve and rim for bicycle wheel provided for a tubeless assembly An inflation valve provided to inflate a cycle tire assembled without an air tube on a rim. The valve has a body crossed by a conduit, with a first part being designed to cross the casing of the rim, and a second part adapted to connect an inflating means... | 09/19/2000 |
| 5788334 | Utility vehicle wheel with valve emerging on the outside of the disk A wheel for utility vehicle, comprising a disk, a rim with a circumferential mounting groove between two bead seats and two flanges, the connection between said disk and said rim being made in a connecting region situated between the flank of the groove a... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5490719 | Racing wheel A racing wheel for a vehicle such as a bicycle. The wheel includes a rotationally stationary inner component connectable to the bicycle, a rotatable outer hoop having a bearing engaging surface, a ground engaging tread disposed on the outer hoop, and bear... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5313996 | Wheel having spoke-integrated tire inflation passageway The problem of a visible, rim-mounted valve stem for inflating a customized wheel-mounted tire is obviated by a wheel configuration that translates the tire inflation location from a valve stem mounted on the wheel rim to a hub location where a readily ac... | 05/24/1994 |
| 5228755 | Rim with groove closed by an annular packing provided with a valve The rim (1), which is intended to be equipped with a tire P of tubeless t, has a groove (11) adjacent the rim lip (10). This groove (11) is closed by an annular packing (2) having a valve (3). The valve body (32) is surrounded by a sheathing (21) of vulc... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5195561 | Tethered cover device for a pneumatic tire valve A cover device for protecting a pneumatic tire valve end has a hollow semi-flexible semi-rigid cap and an elongated flexible retaining member integrally attached to the cap. The cap is configured to be releasably force-fitted over the end of the valve to ... | 03/23/1993 |
| 4818029 | Vehicle anti-theft device making at least one wheel unserviceable, and a wheel comprising the device An anti-theft device for a pneumatic-tired vehicle, of the kind comprising means (4) for automatically deflating a tire (5) of the vehicle and deflating the tire (5) when the device is actuated by control means (2) and the vehicle is in motion, the deflat... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4818030 | Automotive wheel A vehicle wheel is made by forming a protective projection integrally with the bottom wall of a rim. This projection is located adjacent to opposite sides of the wheels filling valve, as viewed in the circumferential direction. This filling valve is fitte... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4733707 | Vehicle wheel end assembly A vehicle wheel end assembly (10) is adaptable for use with an on-board central tire inflation system. The assembly provides a passage for the routing of air between a central source and the vehicle tire (25). The assembly comprises a stationary spindle (... | 03/29/1988 |
| 4700763 | Remotely controlled aircraft tire inflation/deflation valve A novel inflation/deflation system for the pneumatic tires of a vehicle, and particularly of an aircraft, is described, which comprises a housing on the vehicle, such as in the form of a fixed axle housing, on which the tire and wheel are mounted for rota... | 10/20/1987 |
| 4682640 | Circumferential conduit means for inflating a closed torus tire A closed torus tire may be inflated by means of a circumferential conduit located at the interface of the tire and a rim. The closed inflation chamber of the closed torus tire communicates with the circumferential conduit via an air inlet passageway throu... | 07/28/1987 |
| 4657057 | Safety tire valve for controlling speed of vehicle A safety air valve for a tire comprising a casing adapted to be vertically mounted to a rim of a tire, the casing defining an air channel extending therethrough, the air channel containing an internal shoulder which extends into the air channel, a valve e... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4582107 | Vehicle tire inflation-deflation mechanism A compressed air passage system carried by an axle on a road vehicle for nsferring compressed air from/to a central air pressure source to/from the associated vehicle wheel. The passage system comprises a specially-constructed duct installable in a clear... | 04/15/1986 |
| 4564056 | Valve for wheels for tubeless bicycle tires A valve for wheels for pneumatic tubeless bicycle tires. The wheel has a wellbase or drop-center rim and a valve opening in the base of the wellbase for such a valve. For simple installation of the valve, the valve body is provided on the outlet end with ... | 01/14/1986 |
| 4535957 | Safety device for venting aircraft tires A device (10) for venting aircraft tires comprises a fusible plug (42) and a spring-biased piston (30), both plug (42) and piston (30) being positioned within a single bore (B) of the device. The plug (42) is meltable out of the bore when the wheel (12) t... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4498709 | Axle for use with a tire inflation system An axle includes a central portion with a pair of hollow spindles welded thereon which spindles are each capable of supporting a rotatable hub having a wheel and tire mounted thereon. Each hub would include an intermediate cavity which is sealed to define... | 02/12/1985 |
| 4453776 | Cast vehicle wheel rim for tubeless tires A one-piece, cast vehicle wheel rim for tubeless tires comprises a rim portion and a supporting ring extending from the rim portion. The rim portion has a drop center portion between first and second side walls. The support ring mounts the rim on a disc a... | 06/12/1984 |
| 3931998 | Blowout preventing device for vehicle wheels A blowout preventing device is disclosed for attachment to vehicle wheels which have axially-elongated slots for receiving inner tube inflation stems. The device comprises a rigid filler piece which has a central portion for filling the slot and a circumf... | 01/13/1976 |
