12 u2032 is assumed to be described in the operating manual or similar medium for example the operating manual describes a correspondence relationship between the alphabetical letters x to z on the ruler 12 u2032 and the tire sizes the ruler 12 u2032 may indicate a tire size by employing different line thicknesses different line colors different numbers of lines or similar specification the ruler 12 u2032 may also indicate a tire size by numerals signs or similar characters instead of the above described alphabetical letters fig6 a and 6b illustrate a splash preventing member mounted to the tube which constitutes the apparatus for recovering puncture repair liquid according to the present invention in the above described procedure when recovery of the puncture repair liquid 4 from the tire 1 is mostly completed the remaining air is discharged together with the puncture repair liquid 4 from the end portion of the tube 10 this may result in a splash of the puncture repair liquid 4 from the end portion of the tube 10 therefore a splash preventing member 14 with an inner diameter larger than the outer diameter of the tube 10 may be mounted to the end portion of the tube 10 outside the tire in fig6 a the cylindrically shaped splash preventing member 14 is mounted at the end portion of the tube 10 outside the tire the splash preventing member 14 has an inner diameter equal to an outer diameter of the tube 10 in fig6 b the cylindrically shaped splash preventing member 14 is mounted at the end portion of the tube 10 outside the tire the splash preventing member 14 has an inner diameter larger than the outer diameter of the tube 10 the inner diameter of the splash preventing member 14 for.