APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REPAIRING A TIRE

摘要

A valve having a valve body and a valve member is provided. The valve body is operatively connectable to a container having a sealant therein, and to a pressure source for receiving a pressurized fluid therefrom. The valve body has a valve passage therethrough and an outlet extending therefrom. The valve member is slidably positionable in the valve passage between a neutral position and a retracted position in response to a source pressure of the pressurized fluid applied thereto such that, when the source pressure of the pressurized fluid is greater than a container pressure in the container, the valve member is in the neutral position and the pressurized fluid is diverted through the valve body and into the container whereby the sealant is selectively expelled from the container through the valve passage and out the outlet. The outlet is operatively connectable to a tire for passing the sealant thereto.