Patent · US Expired

Shield for sealing a tubeless tire on a spoked wheel rim

US4108232A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 28, 1976
Grant dateAug 22, 1978
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Expiry dateOct 28, 1996

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60C5/16
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An elastic, fluid impervious annular shield having transversely extending folds for sealing the openings in a U-shaped well formed in a wheel rim from which spokes extend in a radial direction toward a hub used in mounting the wheel rim on an axle of a sports-type vehicle, such as a motorcycle or sports car.

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