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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2016
Applicant:
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, Llc, Nashville, TN (US);
Inventor:
Edward S. Seroka, Akron, OH (US);
Assignee:
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC, Nashville, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 11/16 (2006.01); B60C 19/08 (2006.01); B60C 11/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 11/1637 (2013.01); B60C 11/14 (2013.01); B60C 11/16 (2013.01); B60C 11/1625 (2013.01); B60C 11/1668 (2013.01); B60C 19/082 (2013.01); B60C 11/165 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for mounting a housing and an insert to a tire includes a housing configured to be installed in a tire, wherein the housing has a top opening. The system also includes at least one anchor connected to a side of the housing in an un-deployed configuration. The system further includes an insert configured to be inserted into the top opening of the housing. The at least one anchor projects outward into the tire when the insert is inserted into the top opening of the housing.