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Protective liner for bicycle tires

US6105642A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 30, 1998
Grant dateAug 22, 2000
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 30, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T152/10243
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Protective liner for bicycle or motorcycle tires with a flexible, extruded U shaped length of PVC foam that conforms to the inner diameter of a conventional bicycle tire, a method of curving the U shaped extruded foam liner so that it takes on the diameter of a bicycle tire, and a method of inserting the U shaped extruded liner into a bicycle tire. A preferred embodiment includes the liner is made of PVC foam nitrile polymer type 3pns322 from Kirkhill Rubber.

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