Locking insert device for a tire chamber
US5355923A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 4, 1993 |
| Grant date | Oct 18, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 4, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60C15/028
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A locking insert device for a tire chamber adapted to be fitted to a vehicle wheel provided with a tubeless tire mounted on a well or drop center rim, the device being designed to oppose the coming off of the beads of the tire from the rim in the event of a puncture of said tire, said device comprising a strip of rigid material shaped as a ring that is split parallel to the axis of the rim equipped therewith with an abutment member for a bead on one at least of its circumferential borders, the ring having a cross-section that correspond at least in part to the shape of the rim against which it is pressed and held stationary by fastening devices rendered operative after the ring has been placed on the rim.
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