Abstract: A tire deflator and method of deflating a tire includes at least one support, a tire deflating device detachably secured to the at least one support and a deploying mechanism cooperating with the support and deploying the spike so as to be projected toward the tire of the vehicle and to penetrate and deflate the tire. The method of deflating the tire includes the steps of detachably securing a tire deflating device to the support, positioning the deploying mechanism in proximity with the support and activating the deploying mechanism so as to deploy the tire deflating device into the tire and deflate the tire. The degree to which the tire deflating device is deployed can be limited so that the tire deflating device does not become dislodged from a moving tire after being penetrated by the tire deflating device and thus does not create the potential of striking a bystander.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for deflating a tire of a vehicle, the apparatus including a housing having at least one channel member and at least one opening provided in the housing, and at least one deflator connected to the housing, an actuating cam slidably housed in the channel member and being removable from a first position to a second position, the cam engaging the at least one deflator when in the first position and respectively moving the at least one deflator into the at least one opening upon sliding of the cam from the first position to the second position so as to be engagable with a tire of a vehicle and a mechanism for sliding the cam in the channel member.

Abstract: A tire deflator and method of deflating a tire of a moving vehicle includes at least one support mechanism and a spike secured to the at least one support mechanism such that upon the tire of the moving vehicle being penetrated by the spike, both the spike and support mechanism rotate with the tire so as to allow for rapid air depletion of the tire. The method includes the steps of securing the spike to the at least one support mechanism, positioning the support mechanism in a roadway and penetrating the tire with a spike such that the spike and support mechanism as an integral unit becomes secured to the tire and rotate with the tire after the tire is penetrated by the spike.