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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2010
Robert Reece, Clarkston, MI (US);
John Donnay, Fenton, MI (US);
David Henry Larson, Swartz Creek, MI (US);
Patrick W. Zoller, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Lawrence J. Lawson, Troy, MI (US);
Robert Reece, Clarkston, MI (US);
John Donnay, Fenton, MI (US);
David Henry Larson, Swartz Creek, MI (US);
Patrick W. Zoller, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Lawrence J. Lawson, Troy, MI (US);
Android Industries LLC, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
An inflator apparatus for inflating more than one un-inflated tire-wheel assembly is disclosed. The inflator apparatus includes a support structure; an interface portion rotatably-attached to the support structure, wherein the interface portion includes a plurality of inflator heads, wherein each inflator head of the plurality of inflator heads includes a fluid inlet; a plunger portion movably-connected to the support structure, wherein the plunger portion is movably-connected to the support structure to permit selectively coupling of the plunger portion with one inflator head of the plurality of inflator heads; and a fluid conduit connected to the plunger portion, wherein the fluid conduit is fluidly connectable with the fluid inlet of the one inflator head of the plurality of inflator heads. A system for processing more than one un-inflated tire-wheel assembly is also disclosed. A method for utilizing an inflator apparatus for inflating more than one un-inflated tire-wheel assembly is also disclosed.