Inventors:
William VanCleave - Brookings OR, US
Richard Pfremmer - Smith River CA, US
International Classification:
B60C 5/04
Abstract:
An inner tube apparatus and method of use are provided. In one form, an inner tube apparatus includes a hermetically sealed annular compartment including an inner wall, an outer wall, a wall thickness, a diameter, a first sealed termination, and a second sealed termination. The annular compartment includes a threaded valve stem disposed on a surface of the compartment and a threaded valve stem cap, operable to provide a hermetic seal when coupled to the valve stem. The inner tube apparatus may be used to replace a motorcycle tire inner tube without necessitating the removal of the motorcycle from its wheel assembly by separating the sealed terminations and placing the apparatus on the motorcycle wheel. When filled with air, the sealed terminations abut, forming a strong, contiguous, annular hermetically sealed compartment.