Wheel rims, pneumatic tires, and wheel rim and pneumatic tire assemblies
US3999588A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 19, 1974 |
| Grant date | Dec 28, 1976 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 19, 1994 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T152/10846
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
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 associated tire to seal the tire/rim cavity. The diameters of the bead seating portions may be the same or alternatively the diameter of the outboard bead seating portion may be less than the diameter of the inboard bead seating portion.
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