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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2023
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Martin Spindler, Herdwangen-Schonach, DE;
Maria Braun, Stockach, DE;
Bruno Schulze Selting, Rielasingen-Worblingen, DE;
Andreas Haring, Owingen, DE;
Erwin Braun, Hohentengen, DE;
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Abstract
A device () for inflating or repairing in particular vehicle tires, as needed, wherein the device () comprises a compressor unit () for supplying compressed air, a container () having a sealing liquid, and a distribution system (), which is configured in order to fluidically connect the compressed air outlet () of the at least one compressor unit () to a compressed air inlet () of the scaling liquid container (), as needed. According to the invention, it is provided in particular that the distribution system () is configured in order to automatically deliver compressed air exclusively to the item to be inflated or repaired when a first connector () of the distribution system () is fluidically connected to the item and to deliver a sealing liquid/compressed air mixture to the item when a second connector () of the distribution system () is fluidically connected to the item.