The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2005
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2004
Michael A. Uleski, Roseville, MI (US);
Michael A. Uleski, Roseville, MI (US);
Lear Corporation, Southfield, MI (US);
Abstract
A tire monitoring assembly is used with a wheel and tire assembly having a wheel rim, with the wheel rim including a mounting hole. The tire monitoring assembly includes a sealing grommet having an inner sealing ring, an outer sealing ring, and a main body extending between the inner sealing ring and the outer sealing ring, with the inner sealing ring being pressed through the mounting hole. The assembly also includes a fastener having a head and a shank extending from the head, with the shank extending through a fastener hole in the sealing grommet. A mounting member has a fastener through hole that receives the shank therethrough, a generally semi-spherical surface extending about a first end of the fastener through hole, and a recess extending about a second end of the fastener through hole that receives the inner sealing ring. Also, the assembly includes a housing having a semi-spherical recess in surface contact with and slidable relative to the semi-spherical surface, a slotted fastener hole located within and extending through the semi-spherical recess and having the shank extending therethrough, and feet that maintain contact with the wheel rim. A nut engages the threads of the shank and a curved surface on the housing to thereby secure the housing and semi-spherical mounting member to the fastener, while allowing for limited pivoting of the housing relative to the mounting member to allow for use on various wheel designs.