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Pneumatic vehicle tire

Assignee: Continental AG
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Filing: 1974-09-09
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Granted: 1977-05-17
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Expires: 1994-09-09
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Abstract

Abstract A pneumatic vehicle tire with a carcass the layers of which are anchored at the beads by being looped around the bead cores. On each of the bead cores there is arranged a rubber profile of approximately triangular cross section laterally engaging a carcass layer, while laterally outwardly of and adjacent to each rubber profile a rubber plate is provided which is considerably harder than the respective adjacent rubber profile and the rim portions of which taper to a thin edge. Each of the rubber plates engages on opposite sides the respective adjacent carcass layers and extends in the direction toward the respective adjacent tire shoulder to a height of up to one-third or even one-half of the respective adjacent tire side wall.

Inventors

  • 👤 Barthold Meiss

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 17:52
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60C; B60C15/00; B60C15/0009; B60C15/0072; B60C15/06; B60C15/0603; B60C15/0607; B60C17/00; B60C17/0009; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T152/00; Y10T152/10; Y10T152/10495; Y10T152/10819; Y10T152/10828; Y10T152/10837; Y10T152/10846; Y10T152/10855; Y10T152/10864

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim 288 words
A pneumatic vehicle tire with beads each including a core and with tire shoulders which includes in combination: a multilayer carcass having inner and outer carcass layers thereof looped around said beads to anchor said said layers thereon and each having a turn-up portion, rubber profile means of triangular cross section each including an overlapping portion respectively arranged on said bead cores and laterally engaging the inner carcass layer, and rubber plate means each including a lower portion and an upper portion respectively arranged radially inwardly near said bead cores and having opposite side surfaces engaged by said inner and outer carcass layers respectively radially outwardly and also radially inwardly subject to interposing of said rubber profile means looped within the inner layer, said rubber plate means having both rim portions adjacent said bead cores and rim portions opposite to said first mentioned rim portions tapering to a sharp edge, each of said rubber plate means having a hardness in a range at a value always greater than that of said rubber profile means and covering a distance from the respective adjacent bead core in the direction toward the respective adjacent tire shoulder over a length amounting to up to one-half of the pertaining tire side wall, said inner carcass layer wrapping around said bead core and the rubber profile means and extending between said rubber profile means and the overlapping portion of said rubber plate means, said lower portion of said plate means extending between the turn-up portion of the inner carcass layer and the outer carcass layer and the upper portion of said rubber plate portion extending up to one-half the height of the side wall and being positioned between said inner and outer carcass layers.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 288 words
A pneumatic vehicle tire with beads each including a core and with tire shoulders which includes in combination: a multilayer carcass having inner and outer carcass layers thereof looped around said beads to anchor said said layers thereon and each having a turn-up portion, rubber profile means of triangular cross section each including an overlapping portion respectively arranged on said bead cores and laterally engaging the inner carcass layer, and rubber plate means each including a lower portion and an upper portion respectively arranged radially inwardly near said bead cores and having opposite side surfaces engaged by said inner and outer carcass layers respectively radially outwardly and also radially inwardly subject to interposing of said rubber profile means looped within the inner layer, said rubber plate means having both rim portions adjacent said bead cores and rim portions opposite to said first mentioned rim portions tapering to a sharp edge, each of said rubber plate means having a hardness in a range at a value always greater than that of said rubber profile means and covering a distance from the respective adjacent bead core in the direction toward the respective adjacent tire shoulder over a length amounting to up to one-half of the pertaining tire side wall, said inner carcass layer wrapping around said bead core and the rubber profile means and extending between said rubber profile means and the overlapping portion of said rubber plate means, said lower portion of said plate means extending between the turn-up portion of the inner carcass layer and the outer carcass layer and the upper portion of said rubber plate portion extending up to one-half the height of the side wall and being positioned between said inner and outer carcass layers.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 45 words
A tire in combination according to claim 1, in which each of said rubber plate means covers the respective adjacent bead core in the direction toward the respective adjacent tire shoulder over a length amounting to up to one-third of the pertaining tire side wall.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 39 words
A tire in combination according to claim 2, in which said rubber profile means has a hardness of from about 58 to 68 Shore, whereas said rubber plate means has a hardness of from about 80 to 95 Shore.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 33 words
A tire in combination according to claim 1, in which said rubber profile means has a hardness of about 65 Shore whereas said rubber plate means has a hardness of about 85 Shore.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 33 words
A tire in combination according to claim 1, in which the greatest wall thickness of each of said rubber plate means corresponds to about half the axial extension of the pertaining bead core.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 35 words
A tire in combination according to claim 1, in which each of said rubber profile means extends merely over a length equaling about the smallest third in diameter of the respective adjacent rubber plate means.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1980-05-16 1980-11-15 1981-05-17 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1984-05-16 1984-11-15 1985-05-17 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1988-05-16 1988-11-15 1989-05-17 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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