US 12,234,921 B2
Pneumatic valve adapter for bicycle tire
John Quintana, Camarillo, CA (US)
Assigned to Clik Corporation, Westlake Village, CA (US)
Filed by Clik Corporation, Westlake Village, CA (US)
Filed on Feb. 7, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/106,745.
Application 18/106,745 is a division of application No. 17/160,320, filed on Jan. 27, 2021, granted, now 11,719,351, issued on Aug. 8, 2023.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/966,172, filed on Jan. 27, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0184346 A1, Jun. 15, 2023
Int. Cl. F16K 15/04 (2006.01); B60C 29/00 (2006.01); B60C 29/06 (2006.01); F16K 15/20 (2006.01)
CPC F16K 15/044 (2013.01) [B60C 29/005 (2013.01); B60C 29/06 (2013.01); F16K 15/20 (2013.01); Y10T 137/3724 (2015.04)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A pneumatic valve adapter configured to couple with a valve stem of a bicycle tire, the pneumatic valve adapter comprising:
a cap member having a pin passage therethrough having a first diameter and having a circumferential concavity on an outer diameter;
a receiver coupled to the cap member and having a fastener configured to removably couple with the valve stem, the receiver having a first opening on an end that is fluidly coupled to a central passage, the first opening having a second diameter;
a seal having a circular shape and a circular cross-section, the seal disposed between the cap member and the end of the receiver, the seal having a second hole with a third diameter that fluidly couples the first opening and the pin passage, the third diameter being smaller than the first diameter;
a biasing member disposed in the central passage;
a sealing member movably disposed within the central passage and biased against the seal by the biasing member, the sealing member being movable between a first position engaging the seal and a second position separated from the seal and allowing a flow of gas from the pin passage to the central passage; and
an actuator pin at least partially disposed in the receiver, the actuator pin being sized to extend into the valve stem of the bicycle tire;
wherein the actuator pin displaces a plug in the valve stem when the pneumatic valve adapter is coupled to the valve stem allowing the flow gas through the valve stem;
wherein the actuator pin is fixed relative to the receiver.