Illuminated tire valve cap
CA 2365643 A1 · Owner: Formoso, Vincent J. · Inventors: Formoso, Vincent J.
Overview
Its claims, description and drawings are in the Canadian Patents Database.
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An illuminated tire valve cap includes one or more loops or sockets for removably receiving a corresponding number of small chemiluminescent rod(s) therein. The chemiluminescent element(s) is/are separably replaceable from the valve cap thereby allowing, retention of the cap for further use when spent chemiluminescent elements have been removed. The chemiluminescent element retaining loop(s) maybe provided across the top or along the side(s) of the valve cap, at any practicable orientation desired. The present illuminated valve cap "dresses up" the appearance of a vehicle wheel (automobile, truck, motorcycle, bicycle etc.) without, requiring relatively fragile heavy electrically powered …
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Why it's free to use
- Filed December 20, 2001. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended December 20, 2021.
- A certificate of supplementary protection adds at most two years for a drug, so even that would have ended by December 20, 2023.
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