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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2011
Paul B. Wilson, Tallmadge, OH (US);
John D. Rensel, Tallmadge, OH (US);
Paul B. Wilson, Tallmadge, OH (US);
John D. Rensel, Tallmadge, OH (US);
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC, Nashville, TN (US);
Abstract
A tire monitor assembly includes a rubber ply having a first side affixable to an interior surface of a tire. A pedestal extends from a second side of the rubber ply, wherein the pedestal has a top surface and at least one sidewall. The pedestal has a groove disposed in the at least one sidewall that extends along a perimeter of the pedestal, wherein the pedestal has a cavity disposed in the top surface, extending towards the rubber ply. The assembly further includes a tire monitoring device and a fastener connected to the tire monitoring device and further connected to the pedestal such that the fastener is disposed in at least one of the cavity and the groove.