Three piece tire assembly
AssigneeThe Boodyear Tire & Rubber Company
InventorWilliam Earl Rayman
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Abstract
A three piece tire assembly 10 for mounting on dual rims 110 is disclosed. The assembly has a pair of tires 14 and a separate removable annular tread belt 12 for mounting over both tires 14 when they are laterally adjacent and coaxially aligned by mounting on a dual rim.
Claims13
A three piece tire assembly comprising a pair of tires on a removable tread belt, the tread belt encircling both tires.
The three piece tire assembly wherein the tread belt has an inner surface, the inner surface has one or more radially inwardly projecting restraining elements laterally in contact with a least one tire.
A removable cord reinforced elastomeric tread belt comprising:
- a radially outer tread;
- a belt reinforcement structure radially inward of the tread;
- and
- a radially inner surface, wherein the radially inner surface has a lateral width sufficient to encircle two tires for normal dual wheel axles.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.