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Tire safety support system
Assignee: Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co
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Filing: 1986-02-28
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Granted: 1988-02-02
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Expires: 2006-02-28
Abstract
Abstract A safety support system for a tubeless tire and rim assembly which is adaptable for field mounting of the tire on the rim. The tire cavity within the tire contains a safety support body made up of an outer ring member and an inner ring member. The outer ring member is of resilient foam material providing cushioning and support of the tire. The inner ring member is of a substantially incompressible material which is flowable for injection into the tire cavity of the outer ring member and maintain the bead portions of the tire on said bead seats of said rim during operation.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert L. Dobson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 11:45
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60C; B60C17/00; B60C17/04; B60C17/06; B60C17/065; B60C7/00; B60C7/10; B60C7/101; B60C7/1015; B60C2017/068; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T152/00; Y10T152/10; Y10T152/10279; Y10T152/10378; Y10T152/10387
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
181 words
A safety support system for a tire and rim assembly in which the tire is a tubeless tire having a tread, sidewalls and bead portions mounted on bead seats of a rim, said tire having inner walls surrounding a tire cavity enclosed by said tire and said rim, said safety support system comprising a safety support body completely filling said tire cavity and having an outer ring member and an inner ring member, said outer ring member being of resilient foam material containing cells of gas under pressure formed in said tire prior to mounting of said tire on said rim for expanding said body to provide cushioning and support of said tire while permitting flexibility of said bead portions for mounting said tire on said rim, and said inner ring member being of a solid, nonfoamed material formed by injection into a radially inner portion of said tire cavity after mounting of said tire on said rim to support said outer ring member and maintain said bead portions on said bead seats after mounting of said tire on said rim.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
181 words
A safety support system for a tire and rim assembly in which the tire is a tubeless tire having a tread, sidewalls and bead portions mounted on bead seats of a rim, said tire having inner walls surrounding a tire cavity enclosed by said tire and said rim, said safety support system comprising a safety support body completely filling said tire cavity and having an outer ring member and an inner ring member, said outer ring member being of resilient foam material containing cells of gas under pressure formed in said tire prior to mounting of said tire on said rim for expanding said body to provide cushioning and support of said tire while permitting flexibility of said bead portions for mounting said tire on said rim, and said inner ring member being of a solid, nonfoamed material formed by injection into a radially inner portion of said tire cavity after mounting of said tire on said rim to support said outer ring member and maintain said bead portions on said bead seats after mounting of said tire on said rim.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
The safety support system of claim 1 wherein said outer ring member is adhered to at least a portion of said inner walls.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
31 words
The safety support system of claim 1 wherein said rim has rim flanges and said outer ring member has an inner diameter greater than an outer diameter of said rim flanges.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
The safety support system of claim 1 wherein said outer ring member has a sealing layer of substantially impermeable material between said outer ring member and said inner ring member.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
232 words
A safety support system for a tire and rim assembly in which the tire is a tubeless tire having a tread, sidewalls and bead portions mounted on bead seats of a rim, said tire having inner walls surrounding a tire cavity enclosed by said tire and said rim, said safety support system comprising a safety support body contained in an annular shield in said tire cavity, said shield having a predetermined radially outer diameter less than the radially inner diameter of said tire cavity and said safety support body having a radially inner diameter substantially the same as the diameter of said rim, said safety support body having an outer ring member and an inner ring member completely filling the space within said shield, said outer ring member being of resilient foam material containing cells of gas under pressure formed in said tire prior to mounting of said tire on said rim for expanding said body to provide cushioning and support of said tire while permitting flexibility of said bead portions for mounting said tire on said rim, and said inner ring member being of a solid, nonfoamed material formed by injection into a radially inner portion of said tire cavity after mounting of said tire on said rim to support said outer ring member and maintain said bead portions on said bead seats after mounting of said tire on said rim.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
232 words
A safety support system for a tire and rim assembly in which the tire is a tubeless tire having a tread, sidewalls and bead portions mounted on bead seats of a rim, said tire having inner walls surrounding a tire cavity enclosed by said tire and said rim, said safety support system comprising a safety support body contained in an annular shield in said tire cavity, said shield having a predetermined radially outer diameter less than the radially inner diameter of said tire cavity and said safety support body having a radially inner diameter substantially the same as the diameter of said rim, said safety support body having an outer ring member and an inner ring member completely filling the space within said shield, said outer ring member being of resilient foam material containing cells of gas under pressure formed in said tire prior to mounting of said tire on said rim for expanding said body to provide cushioning and support of said tire while permitting flexibility of said bead portions for mounting said tire on said rim, and said inner ring member being of a solid, nonfoamed material formed by injection into a radially inner portion of said tire cavity after mounting of said tire on said rim to support said outer ring member and maintain said bead portions on said bead seats after mounting of said tire on said rim.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
57 words
The safety support system of claim 5 wherein said annular shield has a pair of safety support bead rings positioned in sidewalls at each side of said body, a radially outer wall connecting said sidewalls and at least one ply of reinforcing fabric extending between said safety support bead rings through said sidewalls and said outer wall.
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