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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7779877 | Take apart vehicle wheel assembly A take apart vehicle wheel assembly includes at least a first, a second and a third wheel part operatively connected together to form the take apart vehicle wheel assembly. A first one of the first, second and third wheel parts is provided with a plurality of first ... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7451794 | Internal air passage in a take-apart wheel A take-apart safety vehicle wheel assembly includes an inner rim and an outer rim joined thereto. The inner rim includes an outer cylindrical surface and a generally radially extending disc portion. The outer rim includes a generally axially extending portion defini... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7168468 | Vehicle wheel assembly with a hollow stud and internal passageways connected to a CTIS A vehicle wheel assembly includes a rim secured to a hub of a wheel, a tire secured to the rim, and a hollow stud. The hollow stud includes an air passageway and extends through a rim opening that one end secured to the hub. A lug nut is secured to the hollow stud a... | 01/30/2007 |
| 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 |
| 6913051 | Tire with dual anchorage carcass ply Tire, comprising at least one carcass-type reinforcement structure extending circumferentially from the bead to the sidewall and a crown reinforcement, each of the beads further comprising a main anchoring zone for supporting the reinforcement structure, the tire co... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6763865 | Three piece wheel for motor vehicles A wheel (1) includes three parts: an outer rim (2), an inner rim (3), and a disc (4) joined by coach screws or stud bolts (18) directly screwed into the thickness of a wall (10) of the inner rim (3). The outer rim ( | 07/20/2004 |
| 6315366 | Take apart safety vehicle wheel assembly A take apart safety vehicle wheel assembly including a disc, an inner rim joined to the disc, and an outer rim joined to the disc. The disc has a generally centrally located wheel mounting surface and includes an outer annular flange which defines an oute... | 11/13/2001 |
| 5018566 | Multi-part bolted steel rim A three-piece steel wheel rim for vehicle tires containing a front part, a center part, and a rear part. The front part and the rear part converge at the rear surfce of the center part and are bolted to the center part. Above the point of conversion, the ... | 05/28/1991 |
| 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 |
| 4682640 | Circumferential conduit means for inflating a closed torus tire A closed torus tire may be inflated by means of a circumferential conduit located at the interface of the tire and a rim. The closed inflation chamber of the closed torus tire communicates with the circumferential conduit via an air inlet passageway throu... | 07/28/1987 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 4424842 | Vehicle wheel having safety tread A vehicle wheel comprises two circular wheel halves, each having a portion of a rim, approximately one-half of the circumference of a safety tread and means for attaching the tread portion to the rim portion. The parts of the tread interface with each oth... | 01/10/1984 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 4253514 | Light alloy split wheel rim A light alloy divided wheel rim comprises a pair of substantially symmetrical rim members fastened together in face-to-face relationship by fastening devices. Each rim member integrally includes an outer flange, an intermediate bead and an inner flange. T... | 03/03/1981 |
| 4207940 | Pneumatic tire bead seat The assembly of a large size pneumatic tire for a heavy off the road vehicle and an annular bead seat for a bead of the tire is characterized by the fact that said annular bead seat has a lateral face terminating in a flange and an inner face with a heel ... | 06/17/1980 |
| 4196765 | Vehicle wheel with detachable rim ring A vehicle wheel having a detachable rim ring with a rim flange. The fastening means for the rim ring may be covered by a detachable plate which also seals off an air duct which leads to the hollow interior of the tire.... | 04/08/1980 |
| 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 |
| 4121643 | Tire and wheel assemblies A pneumatic tire and wheel rim assembly comprises a one-piece wheel rim comprising a pair of annular flanges, inwardly of the outboard rim flange a bead seat adjacent and axially inwardly of which is a circumferential notch, a center portion of diameter s... | 10/24/1978 |
| 4108228 | Vehicle wheel with rubber tire A vehicle wheel equipped with an annular solid rubber tire having its marginal portions provided with beads resting in and held by lateral wheel flanges. The rubber tire extends around an annular channel into which the tire can partially deflect. The whee... | 08/22/1978 |
| 4106543 | Structure of sealing air valves for split rim type wheels A structure for sealing air valves for split rim type wheels having an outer split rim member with a hole therein passing through a first end surface. The hole is provided with a screw thread. An inner split rim member has a passage therethrough from the ... | 08/15/1978 |
| 4102379 | Structure of sealing split rim type wheels A pair of split rim members are secured to the outer periphery of a wheel disc, and are provided with at least one projection piece which forms a space between it and the outer periphery of the wheel disc. An elastic sealing ring is inserted in such space... | 07/25/1978 |
| 4085786 | Integrally built and cured tire and wheel assembly An integral tire and rim assembly in which the tire is built and cured on the rim. The tire is a closed torus crown over-lap type having a pair of annular inextensible beads. The rim is an annular and axially continuous unitary rigid member with flanges t... | 04/25/1978 |
| 4043374 | Wheel rim assembly and method for demounting a tire therefrom A wheel rim assembly comprises a pair of annular rim sections each having a rim flange secured on an outboard end thereof for retaining an air-inflated tire thereon. A pair of back-to-back mounting flanges extend radially inwardly from inboard ends of the... | 08/23/1977 |
| 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 |
| 3998258 | Expandable tire rim arrangement and method of installation An expandable tire rim arrangement is disclosed including a transversely split tire supporting rim having an outer peripheral tire engaging surface, an inner peripheral surface, and relatively circumferentially movable ends disposable between a rim diamet... | 12/21/1976 |
| 3990494 | Tire removal means with safety lock A vehicle wheel, on which a tire is mounted, comprised of two rim portions fixed together by fastening bolts is provided with a means to prevent disassembly of the rim portions while the tire mounted thereon remains inflated. In the preferred embodiment, ... | 11/09/1976 |
| 3976116 | Rim constructions A rim for a pneumatic tire carcass has a pair of rim portions which are securable together to form such rim. One rim portion is integral with a wheel hub and includes a plurality of pockets or guide openings formed therein. The other rim portion includes ... | 08/24/1976 |
| 3938576 | Rims for pneumatic tires A divided or one piece wheel rim comprising two tire bead retaining flanges with inclined bead seating portions and a substantially flat well base portion positioned therebetween. A radially inwardly tapering groove being provided adjacent the toe portion... | 02/17/1976 |
| 3930527 | Tire and wheel assembly A wheel having a pair of spaced-apart seats for tire beads and annular, axially extending rim portions extending from adjacent the bead seats and forming faces against which a sidewall of a tire can be deflected and supported when the tire is deflated.... | 01/06/1976 |