Bead construction for tubeless tires
US4321957A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 2, 1980 |
| Grant date | Mar 30, 1982 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 2, 2000 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB29L2030/001
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A tire-bead structure for a tubeless tire, especially for trucks and other heavy vehicles, having a steep-shoulder felly on the wheel which can be inclined outwardly at an angle of about 15.degree. to the horizontal, comprises a bead core made up of a plurality of concentric turns of steel band or strip in nesting relationship and bent in an outwardly concave pattern so that at least an axially inward portion of each turn or strip lies at an angle to a radially outward portion thereof.
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