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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 7178390 | Mounting assembly for tire pressure transducer A reliable, low cost mounting assembly for a tire pressure transducer removably mounts the transducer on a multi-piece automobile wheel to enable the transducer to transmit tire pressure information that will enable the detection of an unsafe tire pressure. The moun... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7083238 | Multi-piece aluminum wheel and associated method A multi-piece safety wheel includes a plurality of circumferentially spaced, interlocking bosses and tabs on the inner rim portion and outer rim portion. In the event of improper disassembly of the wheel with an inflated tire mounted thereon, any failure of the whee... | 08/01/2006 |
| 6961999 | Lightweight bicycle wheel rim and method for producing it A deep V-section aero rim for a tensioned spoke wheel and a method for producing it are disclosed. The rim is produced by extruding an alloy to produce a rim profile, rolling the extrusion, cutting the rolled extrusion to length, joining the free ends to produce a r... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6669312 | Tracked vehicles, and endless tracks and wheels therefore A wheel assembly comprises a tire supported by an underlying wheel. The tire has inner and outer surfaces, first and second side surfaces, and first and second recesses. Cables are in the tire proximate the inner surface. The wheel has inner and outer fla... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6401773 | Puncture-compensating tire A tire has a buttress system which maintains flexible cushioning to support a load on the tire, even after a puncture in the tire. The tire has a tire body with an inner rim attached to a wheel rim with a clamping piece. The buttress system is provided wi... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6138730 | Light metal rim ring and method for constructing it A light metal rim ring for vehicle wheels made of an aluminum alloy with at least one multicavitied hollow profile (1) which has a reinforced, in particular a solid portion (2) for the attachment of a wheel disc (3) or spokes. In the method for constructi... | 10/31/2000 |
| 4836261 | Safety tire and take-apart wheel construction A take-apart wheel rim and disc assembly for use in a safety tire and wheel assembly which includes a pneumatic tubeless tire. The wheel includes an inboard rim part, a wheel mounting disc having an outer marginal flange telescoped into and secured to the... | 06/06/1989 |
| 4791972 | Filler ring for a vehicle wheel and tire assembly A filler ring, made of rubber or synthetic material, for a vehicle wheel and pneumatic tire assembly where the beads of the tire are mounted on the radially inner periphery of a wheel rim next to essentially radially inwardly extending rim flanges. The fi... | 12/20/1988 |
| 4770220 | High strength three-piece wheel A three-piece wheel for vehicle tires for providing a greater positive offset comprising a wheel center, an inner rim and an outer rim wherein the rims are secured at their radially directed bases to a disk mount on the wheel center by a plurality of thre... | 09/13/1988 |
| 4658876 | Automotive vehicle tire and mounting system therefor A pneumatic tire and a mounting system therefor, having constructional features designed to provide optimized operational characteristics. The tire has a low aspect ratio λ and a low height ratio θ conforming substantially to the relations λ=0.236/θ a... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4630662 | Vehicle wheel with tire bead clamping ring A vehicle wheel, especially for a truck. The wheel has a rigid rim on which can be mounted a pneumatic tire of rubber or rubber-like material. The carcass of the tire is anchored in the tire beads by being looped around pull-resistant bead cores. The tire... | 12/23/1986 |
| 4623009 | Covering ring for a vehicle wheel A covering ring for a vehicle wheel. The bead seating surfaces of a tire are mounted on the radially inner periphery of the rim. In order to prevent dirt and/or water from entering the space between the tire bead and the rim well, the covering ring has a ... | 11/18/1986 |
| 4619302 | Rim and tire clamp Multi-piece wheel and rim construction primarily for use with over the road vehicles of the truck and bus types, wherein the parts used to position the rim and tire combinations which avail of a removable lock ring seated in a gutter in the rim are formed... | 10/28/1986 |
| 4505314 | Wheel with tire bead locking ring A wheel for mounting tubeless tires in which the bead of the tire is sealed and clamped on one or both sides of the wheel. The bead is sealed and clamped by a bead locking ring having a peripheral lip on an axially parallel surface of revolution, terminat... | 03/19/1985 |
| 4466670 | Three piece wheel for vehicle tires According to this invention, there is provided a three piece wheel for vehicle tires comprising a disc and dual inner and outer rim and wherein the inner rim and the outer rim are at their radially directed bases secured by a fastening means to a disc mou... | 08/21/1984 |
| 4406316 | Wheel and low air pressure tire combination A wheel for a low air pressure tire suitable for use in agricultural machines such as a binder and comprising a rim portion including a pair of bead seats and a disc portion made integral with the rim portion. Each of the bead seats is provided at its ins... | 09/27/1983 |
| 4308907 | Vehicle tire and wheel construction with selective deformability A pneumatic tire and wheel construction having a tire annularly disposed around the wheel and engaged therewith to form an air space for pressurized air. The tire is formed by a pair of undeformable side wall portions each having inner edges including bea... | 01/05/1982 |
| 4168732 | Vehicle tire and wheel construction with controlled deformation An improved tire and wheel for road vehicles, the tire being either of tubeless or inflatable tube arrangement and of the radial and belted type and includes flexurally deformable tire side walls. The improvement comprises side wall restraining annular me... | 09/25/1979 |
| 4004628 | Pneumatic wheel for motor vehicles The beads of a pneumatic tire having sidewalls of a cross-sectional shape, wherein upon inflation the midline thereof between the tread reinforcement and bead is convex with respect to the interior of the tire, are gripped by a rim having an annular chann... | 01/25/1977 |
| 3999588 | Wheel rims, pneumatic tires, and wheel rim and pneumatic tire assemblies A split rim assembly, the one-half of the rim being furnished with both bead seating portions, one of said bead seating portions extending substantially parallel to the rim axis and merging into a ramp which is engageable by the toe of the bead of an asso... | 12/28/1976 |
| 3997018 | Drive wheel assembly with high flotation tire for compaction vehicles A self-propelled vibratory compactor has a one-piece frame supported at one end by a steel roller drum and at the other end by a yoke-mounted, single, high-flotation pneumatic rubber tire. An engine on the frame drives hydraulic pumps which supply fluid t... | 12/14/1976 |
