1. An improved tire pressure monitor cap (100) is installed on the nozzle (9), which includes an metal housing (7) provided with a hollow upper recess (71) at a upper end of its interior and a lower threaded hole (72) fitted with the tire nozzle (9), a locating notch (711) having a diameter slightly smaller than the hollow recess (71) and a small bolt hole (73) arranged between the locating notch (711) and the lower threaded hole (72);
a gasket (8) arranged inside the lower threaded hole (72) and covered top of the tire nozzle (9) to prevent leakage, a central through hole (81) thereof;
an ventilating plate (6) arranged inside the locating notch (711), an air vent (61) for air passed by, an convex plug (62) at a central bottom side passing through the central through hole (81) and pressing a push pin (92) of a tire;
a circular rubber pad (5) is disposed on the air ventilating plate (6) provided with a conical portion (52) at the center;
a floating seat located at rubber pad (5) includes a hollow base (42), a hollow top seat (41) of a diameter larger than that of the base (42), a partition layer (43) between the top seat (41) and the base (42), and a projecting bolt (44) located at the center of the partition layer (43), the bottom side of the base (42) is arranged outside wall (51) of the conical portion (52);
an alarm bolt (2) embedded inside the top seat (41), a top side of the alarm bolt (2) is a round disk (21) on which a label or sticker (22) may adhere, the sticker (22) has markings number indicating the recommended tire pressure value;
a spring (3) inserted into the top seat (41), a bottom end of the spring (3) surrounds the projecting bolt (44) whereas a top end thereof is fitted into the hollow alarm bolt (2);
a transparent cover (1) located on top of the metal housing (7) and covered the alarm bolt (2), the transparent cover (1) includes a hollow cylindrical body (11) provided with a flange (12) formed at a bottom portion thereof and having a diameter slightly smaller than that of the body;
which is characterized in that:
the rubber pad (5) includes a circular protruding seat (55) having a wall higher than that of the outside wall (51), and a circumferential depression (53) therein, wherein the center is provided with the conical portion (52), an circular groove (54) arranged outside the protruding seat (55) to receive a hard O-ring (10) inserted thereinto and facilitate inner wall of the O-ring (10) integrated with outer wall of the protruding seat (55); a lower half portion of the body (11) inserted into the hollow recess (71) and the whole flange (12) inserted into the locating notch (711) are facilitated the metal housing (7) integrated tightly with the transparent cover (1); besides, the rubber pad (5) fixed inside the locating notch (711) is caused by pressing the bottom of the flange (12) on top of the O-ring (10), only the conical portion (52) and the protruding seat (55) are floated by air pressure.
2. The tire pressure monitor cap as claimed in claim 1, wherein said ventilating plate (6) has only one single air vent (61) at an eccentric position thereon.
3. The tire pressure monitor cap as claimed in claim 1, wherein said alarm bolt (2) has different upper (2a) and lower (2b) colors, the length of the upper color (2a) shorter than that of the lower (2b) and only one-third of the total length of the alarm bolt (2).
4. The tire pressure monitor cap as claimed in claim 1, the middle position of the metal housing (7) surface provided with a hexagonal nut (75).
5. The tire pressure monitor cap as claimed in claim 1, the top of inner side of the upper recess (71) is provided with a circular convex edge (74) for inserted into the body (11).
6. The tire pressure monitor cap as claimed in claim 1, said spring (3) is a conical-shaped design, wherein one end of larger diameters inserted inside the top seat (41) and the smaller end is inserted inside the alarm bolt (2).
7. The tire pressure monitor cap as claimed in claim 1, the upper portion of gasket (8) is a horizontal plane surface located under the bottom of an interlayer (76) of the metal housing (7) and horizontally adjacent to each other.
8. The tire pressure monitor cap as claimed in claim 1, the outer edge of the top part of the O-ring (10) is provided with an outwardly protruding projection (101).
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. An orthotic device, comprising;
a torso section fabricated from a first material for conforming to at least a portion of a wearer’s torso; and
a reinforcement for applying a force to the wearer’s torso to urge a portion of the wearer’s spine in a lateral direction, the reinforcement comprising resilient material attached to the torso section and extending diagonally across a front portion, andor a rear portion, of the torso section between a first attachment point at a first side of the torso section and a second attachment point at a second side of the torso section,
wherein the first attachment point is locally indented into the first side of the torso section, the second attachment point is locally indented into the second side of the torso section, or both, such that the resilient material attached to the torso section is stretched when the orthotic device is donned by the wearer, thereby applying the force to the wearer’s torso.
2. An orthotic device according to claim 1, wherein the reinforcement further comprises resilient material extending diagonally across a front portion, a rear portion, or both, of the torso section between the first attachment point and a third attachment point vertically spaced from the second attachment point on the second side of the torso section, the reinforcement applying a lateral compressive force that urges a wearer’s torso in a lateral direction towards the second side of the torso section.
3. An orthotic device according to claim 2, wherein the third attachment point is locally indented into the second side of the torso section.
4. An orthotic device according to claim 2, wherein the first attachment point is situated vertically higher than the second attachment point and vertically lower than the third attachment point.
5. An orthotic device according to claim 1, wherein the reinforcement is a first reinforcement, further comprising a second reinforcement, the second reinforcement comprising resilient material attached to the torso section such that it applies a rotational force that acts to rotate the torso of a wearer.
6. An orthotic device according to claim 1, wherein the first material forming the torso section is a lightweight resilient material that can conform to the wearer’s body without giving rise to lines of tension or compression in any specific direction, and the reinforcement comprises a different resilient material.
7. An orthotic device according to claim 6, wherein the reinforcement comprises sections of a resilient material capable of providing a constant force to urge the wearer’s torso in a specific direction, the sections of the resilient material being applied to the torso section in the form of panels or strips of material.
8. An orthotic device according to claim 1, wherein the magnitude of the force generated by the reinforcement when the device is worn is related to the depth that the, or each, attachment point is indented into the first andor second side of the torso section.
9. An orthotic device according to claim 1 wherein the second attachment point is located at a wearer’s hip on the second side of the torso section and the third attachment point is located below an arm opening on the second side of the torso section, the first attachment point being located between the hip and the arm-opening on the first side of the torso section.
10. An orthotic device according to claim 1, wherein the vertical position of the first attachment point, andor the third attachment point, is determined from x-rays of the wearer’s torso.
11. A method of making an orthotic device according to claim 1, comprising the steps of:
determining the vertical position of the first attachment point based on x-rays of the wearer’s torso;
producing a torso section for substantially-conforming to the wearer’s body, the torso section being indented at the first attachment point; and
attaching the reinforcement means to the torso section such that the reinforcement is stretched when the device is worn.
12. An orthotic device comprising:
a torso section fabricated from a first material for conforming to at least a portion of a wearer’s torso, the torso section having a first shoulder portion on a first side of the torso section and a second shoulder portion on a second side of the torso section;
an arm section attached to the first side of the torso section adjacent to the first shoulder portion for encapsulating a first shoulder of a wearer; and
a reinforcement for applying a compressive force to the first shoulder of the wearer, the reinforcement comprising a resilient material attached to the torso section and extending from a first end located on a front or rear portion of the torso section, over the first shoulder portion, downward and beneath an armpit portion of the first side of the torso section, and diagonally downwards across the front or rear portion of the torso section to a second end located at a hip portion on the second side of the torso section, wherein there is no arm portion extending from the second side of the torso section.
13. An orthotic device according to claim 12, wherein the second shoulder portion comprises an adjustably fastenable flap for accommodating the position of a wearer’s second shoulder after the device is donned.
14. An orthotic device according to claim 12, further comprising any features defined in claim 1.