Tire containing a tube

A tire containing a tube comprising:

• a tire;
• a tube positioned within said tire, said tube comprising a tube main body forming an annular air chamber, and an annular band mounted on an outer surface of said tube main body to thereby form an enclosed bag portion on right and left side walls and an outer peripheral wall of said tube main body, said enclosed bag portion comprising an annular sealant chamber which extends continuously around an entire circumference of said tube main body;
• a liquid sealant being sealed in said enclosed bag portion;
• and
• a plurality of projections formed on and extending continuously in an annular form along at least one of an inner surface of said annular band and said outer surface of said tube main body, said plurality of projections interconnecting said annular band with said tube main body for spacing said annular band a predetermined distance from said tube main body.

A tire containing a tube for providing an emergency repair of the tire comprising:

• a tire having an outer surface and an inner surface;
• a tube comprising a tube main body forming an annular air chamber, and an annular band mounted on an outer surface of said tube main body to thereby form an enclosed bag portion on an outer peripheral wall of said tube main body, said enclosed bag portion being positioned in a space formed between said tube main body and said inner surface of said tire, said enclosed bag portion comprising an annular sealant chamber which extends continuously around an entire circumference of said tube main body;
• a valve in communication with said annular air chamber of said tube main body;
• a plurality of projections formed on and extending continuously in an annular form along at least one of an inner surface of said annular band and said outer surface of said tube main body, said plurality of projections interconnecting said annular band with said tube main body for spacing said annular band a predetermined distance from said tube main body;
• wherein said plurality of projections are formed on said inner surface of said annular band;
• wherein at each of said plurality of projections, said annular band comprises a pair of oppositely curved arcuate portions each extending between a first point where said annular band is in contact with said tube main body, and spaced-apart second projections where the annular band comes into contact with said tire;
• and
• a sealant being disposed within said enclosed bag portion for sealing a leak formed in said tire while said tube main body prevents sealant from entering said annular air chamber and blocking said valve.

A tire containing a tube comprising:

• a tire;
• a tube positioned within said tire, said tube comprising a tube main body forming an annular air chamber, and an annular band mounted on an outer surface of said tube main body to thereby form an enclosed bag portion on at least an outer peripheral wall of said tube main body, said enclosed bag portion comprising an annular sealant chamber which extends continuously around an entire circumference of said tube main body;
• a liquid sealant being sealed in said enclosed bag portion;
• and
• at least one discrete projection formed by a portion of said annular band and extending continuously annularly along an outer surface of said tube main body, said at least one discrete projection interconnecting said annular band with said tube main body for spacing said annular band a predetermined distance from said tube main body.

A tire containing a tube for providing an emergency repair of the tire comprising:

• a tire having an outer surface and an inner surface;
• a tube comprising a tube main body forming an annular air chamber, and an annular band mounted on an outer surface of said tube main body to thereby form an enclosed bag portion on an outer peripheral wall of said tube main body, said enclosed bag portion being positioned in a space formed between said tube main body and said inner surface of said tire, said enclosed bag portion comprising an annular sealant chamber which extends continuously around an entire circumference of said tube main body;
• a valve in communication with said annular air chamber of said tube main body;
• a plurality of discrete projections formed as an integral part of the annular band, wherein said plurality of discrete projections interconnecting said annular band with said tube main body for spacing said annular band a predetermined distance from said tube main body;
• wherein said plurality of discrete projections are formed on said inner surface of said annular band;
• wherein at each of said plurality of discrete projections, said annular band comprises a pair of oppositely curved arcuate portions each extending between a first point where said annular band is in contact with said tube main body, and spaced-apart second discrete projections where the annular band comes into contact with said tire;
• and
• a sealant being disposed within said enclosed bag portion for sealing a leak formed in said tire while said tube main body prevents sealant from entering said annular air chamber and blocking said valve;
• wherein each discrete projection is formed in the annular band and is bonded to the tube at a point;
• and
• wherein the discrete projections are in alternate rows with a single discrete projection in the center of even numbered rows and two discrete projections spaced laterally apart in odd numbered rows;
• and
• wherein the rows of discrete projections are spaced evenly around the tube in a polka-dot pattern.