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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7721779 | Tubeless bicycle tire A tubeless tire includes a tread portion, two sidewalls, an interfacing material integrally formed between the two sidewalls of a pliable, flexible yet reliable material, two beads extending outwardly from the tire, delimiting a section formed by the interfacing mat... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7363953 | Assembly formed of a tire and a sealing piece and manufacturing process An assembly comprising a tire (P) without an inner tube, provided with two beads and intended to be mounted on a mounting rim (J) comprising seats (440) extended radially towards the outside by flanges (R), and a rubber sealing piece (E) arranged between said... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7231949 | Wheel and tire assembly for recreational vehicles A wheel and tire assembly for recreational vehicles, such as mountainboards, motorized carts and pedaled carts is provided. The tire comprises a tire made of substantially inelastic material that will not stretch under a load. Thus, the tire will flatten under a loa... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7147528 | Collapsible flotation device A device comprises a spring and a sleeve. The spring is configured to form a closed loop. The spring is moveable between a coiled configuration when the spring is collapsed and an uncoiled configuration when the spring is expanded. The spring defines a circumference... | 12/12/2006 |
| 6336985 | Method for making a tire for vehicle wheels A vehicle tire is made by inflating a vulcanized air tube to a slight pressure. Then, at least one thread element is wound around the transverse profile of the air tube to form a first carcass ply consisting of turns disposed consecutively in side-by-side... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6102091 | Hollow core pneumatic wheel having contour conforming polyurethane wall A urethane wheel including a hard urethane hub formed with a rim facing radially outward, and including stand-off ribs spaced equidistant thereabout. The stand-off ribs having centering notches opening radially outward. A thin wall polyurethane annular bl... | 08/15/2000 |
| 5776272 | Vehicle wheel with beadless pneumatic vehicle tire A vehicle wheel has a wheel rim with a radially inwardly positioned mounting surface and rim flanges connected axially to opposite ends of the the mounting surface. A pneumatic vehicle tire with a carcass including at least one carcass ply is provided. Th... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5533793 | Agricultural tires and wheel assemblies therefore An agricultural wheel assembly constructed of a plastic wheel half and a metal half releasably secured together for use with agricultural row crop planters and grain drills. The plastic wheel half has a smooth flat or shallow cup for eliminating the probl... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5499669 | Reinforced semi-pneumatic tire A semi-pneumatic tire having a radially inner wall, first and second side walls, a radially outer wall coupled between the side walls, and a pair of rib members extending radially inwardly from outer wall for generally rigidifying said outer wall under op... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5211783 | Unit comprising a toric tire A tire of the closed torus type is made solid with a rim due to bead wires hich hug a body tightly between themselves and the rim. At each lateral end of the rim, a shoulder is provided and extended by a seat. Diameter $c;s of the seat is alw... | 05/18/1993 |
| 5108528 | Method for bonding a carcass for a tubed tire with a belt band A method and apparatus for bonding a carcass for a tubed tire with a belt band that protects the radially inner side of the tire. The bonding surface is coated with a rubber solution, the belt band is placed thereon, and the bonding zone of tire and belt ... | 04/28/1992 |
| 4711284 | Pneumatic tire A pneumatic tire produced of elastomers, especially cast or injection molded polyurethanes has an inner body in which a reinforcement is embedded and anchored by means of holding ropes. The inner body may be provided as a closed tubular body and is encase... | 12/08/1987 |
| 4709739 | Universal tubular-tire for bicycles The invention concerns a tubular-tire for bicycles and its assembly on a mounting-rim of the channel type--that is normally used in combination with the usual tires having a beaded edge. The tubular-tire of the invention has a tunnel-shaped carcass profile, in... | 12/01/1987 |
| 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 |
| 4585044 | Tubular tire for cycles A tubular tire for cycles comprising a tubular toroidal body including an inner airtight tube to be inflated, the tire body or carcass being equipped, on the outer surface mating the wheel rim, with a rubberized tape having projecting portions such as pro... | 04/29/1986 |
| 4393913 | Tire and wheel configuration In many designs, a tire (14) of a wheel (10) is inadequately restrained with respect to a tire supporting rim assembly (12) of the wheel. Movement of the tire (14) with respect to the rim assembly (12) results in a wastage of energy. In the present invent... | 07/19/1983 |
| 4337814 | Air valve conduit in the track wall of a tire Tires are typically inflated through an air conduit mounted on the tire carcass and extending through a hole in the metal rim on which the tire is mounted. Now and then relative slipping between the tire and rim has caused the air conduit to be sheared of... | 07/06/1982 |
| 4279285 | Apparatus and method for forming a tube article on a core In the formation of an elastomeric tube or the like on a toroidal core, elastomeric material is applied to the core generally along one side of the core, and force-applying means are utilized to press annular portions of the so-deposited elastomeric mater... | 07/21/1981 |
| 4265293 | Closed tube simplified radial tire, tire/rim assembly and method of making same In a tire and rim assembly a high pressure pneumatic tube tire formed of a single closed toroidal ply the cords of which are angled to the circumferential direction of the tire and a single belt ply of opposite and lower angle to the circumferential direc... | 05/05/1981 |
| 4232723 | Isostable tubular tire Tubular tire for motor vehicles, of the type including an inflatable tubular inner (pneumatic) tube, a bracing, a case of the radial type, a rim strip, some rubber sides, a tire tread and two semi-rigid circular rods. The two rods 7 are set at the level o... | 11/11/1980 |
| 4155393 | Pneumatic tire carcass A pneumatic tire carcass has a tread portion, a pair of sidewalls connected to the tread portion, each of the sidewalls having an outer surface, and a plurality of grooves formed in the outer surface of one of said sidewalls in a preselected pattern for r... | 05/22/1979 |
| 4077452 | Wide elliptical tire having enlarged reinforcing structure at hub A tire having a wide bearing surface and including reinforcing shoulders at the lateral extremities of a transverse hub, the hub, shoulders and casing being of unitary, monobloc construction.... | 03/07/1978 |
| 4046182 | Safety tire and wheel assemblies A safety tire and wheel rim assembly incorporating a safety tire support member which is capable of slippage relative to the rim. The wheel rim is of substantially uniform diameter between its bead seats and a pair of spacer members are provided, one on e... | 09/06/1977 |
| 4043370 | Seal arrangement for an oval tire and rim A seal arrangement for an oval tire and rim is disclosed including an oval tire having an annular base with a radially inner mounting surface and an air inlet passage therethrough, a supporting rim having a radially outer mounting surface disposed in faci... | 08/23/1977 |
| 3999585 | Pneumatic tire having breaker structure In a pneumatic tire of the type manufactured with the carcass in the final formed condition of a preselected configuration, the tire is provided with a plurality of breaker plies which are positioned radially from the circumferential cord belt. The breake... | 12/28/1976 |
