Expandable tire rim arrangement and method of installation
US3998258A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 28, 1975 |
| Grant date | Dec 21, 1976 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 28, 1995 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60C3/02
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
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 diameter reducing position for ease of insertion of the supporting rim axially into a tire and a rim diameter increasing position, and a rim expanding and wheel mounting assembly having diametric dimensions somewhat larger than the diameter of the inner peripheral surface of the supporting rim when in its diameter reducing position and being axially slidably insertable into the supporting rim for tightly expanding it against the tire.
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