Illinois Tool Works Inc.

Brandt A Haener

Brendan P Kelso

Ethan T Stansbury

Bryan D Smith

Martin Patrick Spindler

Gordon Chetosky

Bria R Dicicco

Shees N Sulemanji

Byron Peter Hutten

Henry Friedrich Ferdinand Klemm

Steffen Prüser

Shelby D Junghandel

Bryan Douglas Smith

A high performance sealant for repairing punctures in tires includes a highly filtered natural rubber latex, an ultra-fine inorganic powder, a polyamide suspension, and an antifreeze agent that includes water and at least one of ethylene glycol and propylene glycol. The high performance sealant can readily pass through a valve stem of a tire without removing the core and seal, and provides a strong and durable sealing of the puncture.

High performance sealant composition for tire repair

An environmentally friendly puncture sealing composition is provided which includes natural rubber latex, suitably high filtered natural rubber latex having a controlled particle size, and an aqueous antifreeze agent that includes water, glycerin and propylene glycol. The aqueous antifreeze agent has a viscosity profile similar to common ethylene glycol-based antifreeze agents, but is free of ethylene glycol. The puncture sealing composition avoids the environmental hazards of ethylene glycol, and is effective at temperatures of &#x2212;30&#xb0; C. and lower.

High performance environmentally friendly sealant composition for tire repair

Tire inflation kit

An exemplary embodiment can be inflator having an integrated compressor and carry handle. The compressor can include a housing having a top surface contoured to form at least a first portion of a first container holder. The carry handle can he foldable between a first upright carry position and a second folded position wherein the carry handle lies flush with a top surface of the compressor housing. The carry handle can include an inner grasping area contoured to form at least a second portion of the first container holder when the carry handle is in the folded position and wherein the carry handle second portion of the first container holder is complementary to the compressor housing first portion of the first container holder.

Inflator

A tire repair tool including a combined reamer and plugger wherein a single combined bit is fitted into a handle, the bit including a reamer element and a plugger element.

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Los Osos, CA, United States of America

Brandt A Haener