Currency Operated Automobile Fluid Dispensing and/or Recovery Assemblies and Methods

Abstract

The present disclosure provides tire repair assemblies, methods for repairing tires, standalone currency operated tire repair assemblies, tire sealant vending assemblies configured to provide tire sealant via the valve stem of a tire, tire valve coupling assemblies that are configured to provide gas and/or sealant to a tire, tire valve coupling assemblies, and/or methods for providing one or both of gas and/or tire sealant to a tire are provided.

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         11 . A tire sealant vending assembly configured to provide tire sealant via the valve stem of a tire, the assembly comprising:
 a gas supply assembly;   a sealant supply assembly; and   a bundle of conduit extending from the supply assemblies to a tire valve stem coupling device, individual conduits within the bundle respectively being in fluid communication with the assemblies.   
     
     
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         14 . The assembly of  claim 11  wherein at least one of the individual conduits of the bundle is configured to be heated. 
     
     
         15 . The assembly of  claim 14  wherein the one conduit is in fluid communication with the sealant supply assembly. 
     
     
         16 . The assembly of  claim 14  further comprising a clean out supply assembly in fluid communication with the at least one conduit that is configured to be heated. 
     
     
         17 . A tire valve coupling assembly configured to provide gas and/or sealant to a tire, the assembly comprising an actuator to configure the device to discharge gas in one configuration and tire sealant in another configuration. 
     
     
         18 . The assembly of  claim 17  wherein in the one configuration the actuator maintains a valve within a tire sealant conduit in a closed position. 
     
     
         19 . The assembly of  claim 17  wherein the other configuration the actuator maintains a valve within a tire sealant conduit in an open position. 
     
     
         20 . The assembly of  claim 17  wherein the one configuration also comprises discharging clean out solution. 
     
     
         21 . The assembly of  claim 20  wherein in the one configuration the actuator maintains one valve within the tire sealant conduit in a closed position and another valve within a clean out solution conduit in an open position. 
     
     
         22 . A tire valve coupling assembly comprising:
 a nozzle extending longitudinally from one end to another end, the one end defining a plurality of openings extending as a plurality of conduits into the nozzle, and the other end defining a single opening extending as a single discharge conduit into the nozzle, the nozzle further defining a junction of the plurality of conduits and the discharge conduit; and   a chuck configured to operatively engage the one end of the nozzle in two configurations, one of the two configurations locking the nozzle within the chuck and the other of the two configurations unlocking the nozzle within the chuck, the chuck defining a plurality of recesses that are complimentary to the plurality of openings of the one end of the nozzle.   
     
     
         23 . The assembly of  claim 22  wherein the plurality of openings of the one end includes one opening that extends into one conduit linearly continuous with discharge conduit. 
     
     
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