Tire inflation cage with support members

摘要

A tire inflation cage includes a plurality of retention members that include spaced, substantially vertical upstanding members. The upstanding members are attached at their ends to a base and at a point along their outer surface to support members that extend at a substantially right angle from the base. The spaced retention members allow a tire assembly to be received therein and to be retained between a pair of tire stops for servicing of the tire. The substantially perpendicularly extending support members serve to increase the shear strength of the attachment of retention members to the base, thus preventing the retention member from separating from the base in the event that the tire assembly separates as it is being serviced in the inflation cage.

主权项

1. A tire inflation cage for protecting a user when inflating a tire on a wheel, the tire inflation cage comprising:
a plurality of retention members spaced along a longitudinal axis of the tire inflation cage, wherein each retention member includes:
a first upstanding member having a top end and a bottom end;a second upstanding member, spaced apart from the first upstanding member and having a top and a bottom end; anda cross-member connecting said top ends of said first and second upstanding members, wherein each retention member forms a space for receiving the tire and wheel therein; a first support member extending along said longitudinal axis and attached outside said space to at least two first upstanding members of at least two retention members proximate to said bottom ends of each said first upstanding members; a second support member extending along said longitudinal axis and attached outside said space to at least two second upstanding members of at least two retention members proximate to said bottom ends of each second upstanding members; and a base connecting at least the first support member to at least said second support member.