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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7410222 | Tire-wheel assembly A tire-wheel assembly having a wheel with a rim and a pneumatic tire mounted on the rim, the pneumatic tire having a cavity inside for charging air. The pneumatic tire has a cavity's resonant frequency Fc arising from the cavity, and the wheel has a plurality of nat... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7309110 | Wheel with composite rim produced by resin transfer molding A wheel formed by the assembly of a disc comprising a hub bearing surface, a transition zone and a radially outer edge, and of a rim with at least a first laminated composite structure formed of at least one fabric of long fibers which are oriented in two distinct d... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7044562 | Wheel rim An automotive wheel rim to receive a vehicle tire, at least one tire bead seat extending inwardly of the wall of the rim whereby the outer contour or profile of the wheel rim is selected to be of a different contour or profile to the inner contour or profile of the ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6729373 | Tire noise reducing system A tire noise reducing system comprises a wheel rim, a pneumatic tire to be mounted on the wheel rim and a noise damper to be disposed in an annular tire cavity enclosed by the wheel rim and the pneumatic tire mounted thereon, wherein the noise damper is made of a mu... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6474385 | Welded vehicle wheel A welded vehicle wheel having a sectional rim which is connected to a nave or wheel disk in the area of the drop center by means of a weld seam, and which has standardized sections, in particular rim flange and bead seat area in terms of their axial and/o... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6318428 | Wheel rim and a seal member A wheel includes a rim having two sidewalls and a groove is defined between the two sidewalls. A plurality of apertures and a valve receiving aperture are respectively defined through the rim. A seal member is located in the groove and has a hole defined ... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6092575 | Rim and assembly of tire and ring-shaped tread support on same A tire (1), a mounting rim (2) therefor and a circumferentially unstretchable ring (3) for supporting the tread (10) of the tire when running at low or zero pressure. The tire (1) has a radial ply casing (13) on which the points that are furthest apart ax... | 07/25/2000 |
| 5988764 | Tire rim for wheels of cycles in general adapted to allow an easy and firm assembling of the tire The present invention relates to a tire rim for wheels of cycles in general adapted to allow an easy and firm assembling of the tire, and has the main feature that the rim comprises a body the cross-section of which defines a well for the tire, laterally ... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5785781 | Radial tire with axially outer bead tip A tire (1), a mounting rim (2) therefor and a circumferentially unstretchable ring (3) for supporting the tread (10) of the tire when running at low or zero pressure. The tire (1) has a radial ply casing (13) on which the points that are furthest apart ax... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5749982 | Rim and assembly of tire and/or ring-shaped tread support on same An assembly is formed of a tire (1), a mounting rim (2), and an annular bearing support (3) for the tread (10) of the tire, for running at low pressure or at zero pressure. The rim (2) has two seats (23', 23"), the first seat (23') having an outwardly inc... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5634993 | Rim and assembly of tire and ring-shaped tread support on same A tire (1) a mounting rim (2) therefor, and a prop ring (3) for supporting the tread (10) of the tire when running at low or zero pressure. The tire (1) has a radial ply casing (13) on which the points that are furthest apart axially are radially apart cl... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5311916 | Wheel rim well safety device An annular filler mountable in the well of a one piece car or truck wheel rim for increasing the diameter of the well to a point where that bead seating diameter generally corresponds to the diameter of the tire size which is intended to be mounted on tha... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5242000 | Combined bead portion and rim arrangement for tire A tire, a wheel rim and assembly thereof in which the tire includes a pair of sidewalls each having a lower sidewall and a bead including a circumferentially extending hoop or bead core characterised by the bead extending laterally outwards of the tire to... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5139067 | Tire wheel A tire wheel includes a pair of flanges provided on both axial ends, respectively, a pair of bead seats extending from the flanges axially inwardly, a well provided between these bead seats and concaved radially inwardly of the bead seats, and at least on... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5082041 | Tire wheel A tire wheel includes a pair of flanges provided at both axial ends, a pair of bead seats axially inwardly extending from the flanges, a well provided between the bead seats and concaved radially inwardly of the bead seats, and a hump provided between the... | 01/21/1992 |
| 4747440 | Pneumatic tire and wheel rim assemblies A pneumatic tire and wheel rim assembly of the type in which the wheel rim has retention means engageable with at least one tire bead to retain the tire bead at its bead seat under the action of road generated forces tending to dislodge tire bead wherein ... | 05/31/1988 |
| 4650257 | Heavy equipment tire rim A heavy equipment tire rim is constructed from stock shapes of metal. The base is a right cylinder. Flat radial annular disks are welded to the cylindrical base and support a steel cone having a cone angle of 15 degrees from the surface of the cylinder to... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4480669 | Tire cooling structure The present invention relates to a novel means placed internally of a tubeless type pneumatic tire, placed upon the drop center rim to effectively transfer heat from the crown and shoulder portions to the sidewalls and the mounting rim during rotational o... | 11/06/1984 |
| 4453776 | Cast vehicle wheel rim for tubeless tires A one-piece, cast vehicle wheel rim for tubeless tires comprises a rim portion and a supporting ring extending from the rim portion. The rim portion has a drop center portion between first and second side walls. The support ring mounts the rim on a disc a... | 06/12/1984 |
| 4436127 | Advanced profile radial tire having relatively high inflation pressure In an inflated tire and rim assembly (68) the improvement is in the profile (42) of the tire (40) having an aspect ratio (H/S) ranging from about 0.80 to about 0.90 and the maximum section width (S) is located at a height (h) of more than 55 percent of th... | 03/13/1984 |
| 4436133 | Cast vehicle wheel rim A vehicle wheel rim has a tire-engaging rim portion with two conical portions, one of which lies radially outwardly of a support ring having a conical surface for mounting the rim on a spider or the like. The outer ends of the conical portions terminate a... | 03/13/1984 |
| 4427046 | Advanced profile radial tire having relatively high inflation pressure In an inflated tire and rim assembly (68) the improvement is in the profile (42) of the tire (40) having an aspect ratio (H/S) ranging from about 0.80 to about 0.90 and the maximum section width (S) is located at a height (h) of less than 45 percent of th... | 01/24/1984 |
| 4420190 | Cast vehicle wheel A cast, one-piece vehicle wheel is made such that the wheel pan with hand-holes passing through it is fastened to the rim such that the intermediate parts of the pan abut on the shoulder, which is formed on the side adjacent the offset wheel pan, and the ... | 12/13/1983 |
| 4381026 | Tire cooling structure The present invention relates to a novel means placed internally of a tubeless type pneumatic tire, placed upon the drop center rim to effectively transfer heat from the crown and shoulder portions to the sidewalls and the mounting rim during rotational o... | 04/26/1983 |
| 4373567 | Tire rim and adapter Adapters mounted between the beads of a tire and the respective bead seats of a standard rim to permit the mounting of oversize tires on standard rims. A first surface on an adapter is contoured to conform to and engage a respective rim bead seat and flan... | 02/15/1983 |
| 4304282 | Apparatus for preventing the separation of a tire from a drop center wheel A drop center wheel for use with tubeless tires having a pair of spaced, circumferential, radially outwarding extending bead retention flanges (16) on opposite ends of respective circumferential bead seat surfaces (14). An intermediate, circumferential, d... | 12/08/1981 |
| 4274466 | Tire and wheel rim assemblies A tire and wheel rim assembly wherein the wheel rim includes adjacent to at least one bead seat a circumferentially extending groove and the tire bead has a radially and axially projecting extended toe portion which is axially and radially located within ... | 06/23/1981 |
| 4258771 | Tire and rim assembly with dispensing means mounted in a balanced array A tire and rim assembly with a plurality of dispensing means adapted to release material into the inflation cavity upon operation of the assembly with the tire in the deflated condition to, for example, minimize damage to the tire cause by operation after... | 03/31/1981 |
| 4246950 | Asymmetric rim humping A wheel for a pneumatic tire designed to minimize bead unseating as described. The wheel has a radially extended portion on the rim thereof which provides a safety hump function and which gradually increases from a zero radial height at one end to a maxim... | 01/27/1981 |
| 4173992 | Radially reinforced wheel rims of moldable material Wheel rims of moldable material for a tire having roundings at least in part connecting the base, bead seat and flange elements of the rim with each other, each of the roundings having a concave face and a convex face, are improved and strengthened agains... | 11/13/1979 |
| 4165776 | Vehicle wheels A wheel rim assembly comprising a well disposed between seating portions for the beads of an associated pneumatic tire and a ring of flexible material arranged to fill the well, the well having a profile which retains the ring in position within the well.... | 08/28/1979 |
| 4159730 | Safety wheel A tubeless tire and rim assembly including an annular bead lock in the form of an endless train of lock elements interconnected by flexible joints. The bead lock can have not only a fully expanded circular configuration to fit over the rim base but also a... | 07/03/1979 |
| 4029139 | Tire and rim assembly A radial ply tire and rim assembly in which the rim has an axially extended flange with a special configuration to provide a double register for the bead area. The tire when mounted on the rim and inflated has its carcass distorted radially outwardly from... | 06/14/1977 |
| 4016917 | Rim and bead-clamp construction for pneumatic tires A rim and bead clamp construction for a pneumatic tire is described. Several elongated bead clamps are spaced about the circumference of the rim. Each bead clamp has a clamping bolt extending through a hole in the bottom of the rim and is mechanically and... | 04/12/1977 |
