Patent · US Expired

Ring device for running on a flat tire

US5593520A · kind A · utility

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15Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 10, 1995
Grant dateJan 14, 1997
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Expiry dateJul 10, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60C17/041
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The improved ring device for running on a flat tire for a vehicle wheel that is provided with a tubeless tire mounted on a one-piece rim having a well-base is constituted by a one-piece split ring received inside the tire and designed to fit over at least a portion of the shape of the rim. The ring is formed with a reinforced thermoplastic resin core having a rubber annular projecting portion thereon, and it is fitted with means for fastening together the end portions of the ring and for tightening them onto the rim.

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