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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7730918 | Vehicle rim intended for mounting a tire and a bearing support and mounting process for a tire/wheel assembly provided with such a rim A vehicle rim, of revolution, intended for mounting a tire and an annular bearing support capable of supporting a tread of the tire in the event of a loss of inflation pressure from the tire. This rim includes a first and a second rim seat, each intended to receive ... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7347240 | Runflat system A runflat tire system comprising a pneumatic tire, a wheel rim and a support ring disposed in a tire cavity is disclosed, wherein the wheel rim comprises a pair of axially spaced bead seats, and a support-ring seat between the bead seats; the support ring has an inn... | 03/25/2008 |
| 6976517 | Cycle rim and tubeless mounted assembly for a cycle The invention relates to a rim for cycles, more particular for bicycles. The invention is also aimed at a tubeless mounted assembly consisting of the said rim and of a tire having in particular two flexible bead wires. According to the invention, the rim consists of... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6916073 | Pneumatic tire and wheel allowing unassisted manual mounting of the tire and a method for designing such a tire and wheel A tire and wheel assembly that permits hand-mounting of the tire on the wheel is provided. The following parameters are identified in a specific relationship so as to provide a tire that permits such hand mounting: Ct is the circumference of the wheel wel... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6892779 | Assembly of a pneumatic tire and a rim, a pneumatic tire and a rim for a pneumatic tire The invention provides an assembly of a pneumatic tire and a rim. The tire has at least one carcass ply 2 and a belt layer 8. The ply 2 is composed of ply cords and has end portions. The belt layer 8 is composed of belt cords provided out... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6814114 | Tire to rim rotation limiter for a run-flat assembly A tire apparatus for driving a vehicle allows the vehicle to be driven during periods of both low tire pressure and normal tire pressure. The tire apparatus has a tire that has a tread section. The tire has a pair of side walls that are located adjacent to the tread... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6598640 | Wheel and tire assembly having a bead seat angle in the range of 10 degree to 12 degree A wheel assembly includes a tire, having each bead seat angle in the range of 10 degree to 12 degree with respect to the axis of rotation, preferably 11 degree, and an aspect ratio of less than 60%, and a wheel rim, having a circumfurential well and a bea... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6571846 | Tire having beads of improved structure A tire has a radial carcass reinforcement having a bead, the seat of which is inclined towards the outside, the bead heel axially to the inside and reinforced by at least one reinforcement element, the bead toe axially to the outside and having a profiled... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6554036 | Simplification of mounting and demounting of a tire on and off its rim An assembly of a rim and a closed toroidal tire. The tire includes a tire casing and a ring, defining a tight chamber. The ring provides a mounting base on the rim and forms a sleeve designed to rest on said rim in mounting position. The ring includes a p... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6470936 | Wheel with rim having seats inclined toward the outside A wheel having a rim with first and second rim seats, at least the first rim seat having a generatrix, the axially outer end of which is on a circle of diameter less than the diameter of the circle on which the axially inner end is located, the first rim ... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6189977 | Go kart wheel The go kart wheel assembly comprises a hub assembly, including a hub, a tire mounted on the hub and a hub cover. The hub includes an outboard peripheral flange and a single hole for receiving a first fastening fastener and at least one projection for coop... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6070632 | Complete vehicle wheel assembly A complete vehicle wheel assembly includes a wheel with wheel rim having two opposed circular rim flanges and a tire having beads secured at the circular rim flanges. Each one of the circular rim flanges has a tubular hollow chamber with an annular openin... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6035913 | Wheel with rim having seats inclined towards the outside A wheel is formed of a rim and a wheel disk, the rim having a first rim s and a second rim seat, at least the first rim seat having a generatrix which is inclined towards the outside and extended axially towards the inside by a bearing surface intended t... | 03/14/2000 |
| 5787950 | Rim, supporting ring and assembly thereof An integral rim intended for mounting a tire having at least two beads and including, when viewed in meridian section, at least a first rim seat, a second rim seat, and a rim base which is without a groove. The first rim seat slopes downwardly towards the... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5634506 | Composite wheel A composite wheel is used with a pneumatic tire having at least one bead. The composite wheel includes a circular drum having an elongated skirt extending out from the circular drum substantial perpendicular thereto along the periphery of the circular dru... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5568830 | Pneumatic tire and rim There is disclosed a safety tire for motor vehicles which is comprised of a cord-reinforced body having a pair of generally radially extending outer sidewalls and a third center wall. The three walls terminate in inextensible tire beads which are adapted ... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5429422 | Vehicle wheel with rim offset from axis of rotation The semifinished casting for an alloy road wheel undergoes three successive machining operations in which material is removed by stages to produce an inner circumferential seating, destined ultimately to accommodate one bead of a tire, a center hole coaxi... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5279347 | Tire and wheel rim assemblies The invention is directed to a tire and wheel rim assembly for a vehicle. The tire comprises a pair of bead regions each reinforced by a bead core characterized by at least one bead portion of the tire having an additional hardened retention zone position... | 01/18/1994 |
| 5151141 | Tire and rim An open-torus radial ply pneumatic tire is configured for mounting on a specially designed rim. The special rim includes means for restraining the radially outward movement of the tire's rim securing regions, which are spaced apart regions of the rim in w... | 09/29/1992 |
| 5145536 | Radial tire which runs safe after a loss of tire pressure The present invention relates to a radial tire and a radial tire-rim assembly. The radial tire (1) has a pair of beads (2), each bead having a bead core (3) and a bead apex (5), a carcass (4), with both edges thereof folded back around said bead core and ... | 09/08/1992 |
| 5125446 | Reverse tire bead A reverse bead type tire includes a tread, two sidewalls extending from the tread and a bead formed on an adge of each of the sidewalls. Each bead has a bead wire embedded therein and has a contact face which seats on a substantially axially extending sea... | 06/30/1992 |
| 5070921 | Tire and rim assembly comprising a non-contacting bead toe A tire and an assembly of a rim and a tire are disclosed. The rim has a pair of rim bases, a hump formed axially inside each rim base, and an annular groove formed axially inside each hump. The tire comprises a pair of beads having a bead base seated on the ri... | 12/10/1991 |
| 5050658 | Pneumatic vehicle tire A pneumatic vehicle tire for use on a one-piece wheel rim having radially inwardly disposed rim shoulders on which corresponding bead portions of the tire are mounted. The tire bead portions have bead rings that are formed of flat strips, whereby the long... | 09/24/1991 |
| 5044413 | Wide tread radial tire-rim assembly with bead-rim interlock The present invention relates to a radial tire and a radial tire-rim assembly. The radial tire (1) has a pair of beads (2), each bead having a bead core (3) and a bead apex (5), a carcass (4), with both edges thereof folded back around said bead core and ... | 09/03/1991 |
| 5000240 | Bead retainer A device (20) for retaining the beads of a tire against the flanges of a rim. The bead retainer device (20) is a non rubber and non metallic ring structure of a composite material. The bead retainer device (20) is capable of being manually deformable in t... | 03/19/1991 |
| 4922985 | Tire and rim assembly The turn-up portion (217) of the carcass ply in the bead portion (219) of a pneumatic tire is interposed between the bead core (213) and a clamping member (231). The clamping member (231) comprises a heat shrinkable material that secures the turn-up in a ... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4892129 | Tire unit and process for manufacturing same A tire unit consisting of a coreless air tire (4), containing a reinforcing ply (7), and a rim (3), the edges (8, 10) of which are permanently connected to one another solely by bonding. The part of the tire edge (8) containing the reinforcing ply is bond... | 01/09/1990 |
| 4872497 | Pneumatic radial tire and rim combination for passenger car An pneumatic radial tire for a passenger car having an improved durability, which tire has a carcass layer formed of aromatic plyamide cords in which an end portion of the carcass layer is turned up around an annular bead wire and a lower bead filler from... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4836260 | Wheel rim for a pneumatic tire A novel one piece wheel rim for a pneumatic tire is provided. This wheel rim includes a pair of axially spaced tapered bead seats, a tire retaining flange located axially outward of each bead seat, and a tire fitting well located between the bead seats. O... | 06/06/1989 |
| 4805682 | Tire bead toe with slits A tire comprising a tread portion, sidewalls and a pair of spaced-apart beads each containing a substantially enextensible annular bead core, having bead seats and an extended toe portion comprising elastomeric material extending axially and radially inwa... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4794968 | Tires A tire is disclosed, including a tread portion, sidewalls and a pair of beads each containing a substantially inextensible annular bead core, having a bead seat and an extended toe portion. The extended toe portion includes an elastomeric material, extend... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4794970 | Vehicle wheel A vehicle wheel on which can be mounted a pneumatic tire which essentially includes rubber or rubber-like synthetic material, and has a carcass with load-carrying cords which are anchored in the bead regions of the tire via inextensible core rings. The wh... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4782877 | Vehicle wheel for pneumatic tire A vehicle wheel having a rigid rim on which can be mounted a pneumatic tire. The rim has rim flanges that essentially extend radially inwardly. The wheel also has a drop base that is centrally disposed relative to the rim, and is open radially outwardly. ... | 11/08/1988 |
| 4741373 | Vehicle wheel and tire arrangement A vehicle wheel and pneumatic tire arrangement. The tire has a radial carcass anchored in the tire beads, a tread strip, respective shoulder-like extensions which are each formed by a step, are disposed on each side of the tread strip, and do not come int... | 05/03/1988 |
| 4732198 | Vehicle wheel A vehicle wheel has a pneumatic tire mounted thereon. The wheel has a rigid rim having essentially radially inwardly extending rim flanges and, on the radially inner side of the rim ring, the rim has respective mounting spaces, each with a deep mounting b... | 03/22/1988 |
| 4724879 | Central tire inflation system A tire valve assembly (300) for a central tire inflation system (10) comprising a single valve body (302) having only a first (304) and a second (306) fluid connection from the exterior to the interior thereof is provided. The first fluid connection compr... | 02/16/1988 |
| 4635697 | Wheel and tire assembly for a vehicle A vehicle wheel having a rigid rim on which can be mounted a pneumatic rubber tire. The tire beads are adapted to be disposed on the radially inner side of the rim ring. Deep mounting beds are located axially inwardly of the rim seating surfaces for the t... | 01/13/1987 |
| 4602665 | Tire-locking clip A clip for locking pneumatic tires to mounting rims which includes a base plate adapted for attachment to the rim root wall and a pair of arms disposed at the opposite ends of the base plate. Cleats are disposed on each of the clip arms, including tooth e... | 07/29/1986 |
| 4597426 | Vehicle tire and rim having tire bead rotatable into assembled condition In combination, a vehicle wheel which has a rigid, one-part rim, and a belted pneumatic tire having a single-ply or multiple-ply carcass and substantially inextensible and/or tension resistant core rings in the beads. The rim has rim flanges and, adjacent... | 07/01/1986 |
| 4561481 | Tire rim structure and method of manufacture A tire rim structure and method of manufacture in which rows of sharply edged or pointed projections are integrally provided on the ear portions or bead seat portions of the rim. In accordance with the preferred embodiments of the invention, the projectio... | 12/31/1985 |
