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Schrader|ˈʃreɪdə(r)| The name of George H. F. Schrader (fl. 1895), of New York, used as a proprietary term to designate air valves of a type introduced by him and used esp. on tyres.
1895Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 30 Apr. 750/2 Pneumatic and tire valves. George H. F. Schrader, New York, N.Y...Essential feature.—The words ‘Schrader Universal’. Used since February 12, 1895. 1920R. T. Nicholson Bk. of Ford Van xvi. 100 (caption) Section of the Schrader tyre valve. 1921― Bk. of Ford (ed. 6) xi. 252 Most tyres fitted to the Ford have Schrader valves, which want understanding. 1940E. Molloy Landing Legs, Wheels, & Brakes i. 8 (caption) The cap of the special Schrader valve is screwed on in reverse to release the air pressure. 1950C. A. H. Pollitt Air Systems for Aircraft iv. 38 The valve has the usual Schrader-type screwed fixing sleeve. 1967Trade Marks Jrnl. 10 May 588/1 Schrader. 1977Lancet 23 July 175/1 Thinking, reasonably, that this was a colour-coding marker indicating nitrous oxide, she reconnected this hose to the spigot of the blue-painted nitrous-oxide Schrader valve. |