Dunlop valve
The Dunlop valve, is a type of pneumatic valve stem in use—mostly on inner tubes of bicycles—in many countries, including Japan, Korea, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, most European countries, and a number of developing countries. The Dunlop valve has a wider base than a Presta valve, similar enough in size to a Schrader valve to use identically drilled valve holes in rims, but it can be inflated with a Presta valve adapter. The inner mechanism of the valve can be replaced easily, without the need for special tools.
The Dunlop valve originally used a tight rubber sleeve which had to be forced open by air pressure while pumping, but modern Dunlop valves use a different plug using either an internal ball bearing or a spring-loaded rubber plug that is unseated by pumping, making the valve as easy to pump as a Presta valve.
The inventor was C. H. Woods. It superseded Dunlop's original valve for pneumatic tyres.
Dunlop valves are uncommon on bicycles in the US, where either Presta or Schrader valves are used.