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US 2016/0009147 A1Published application
Runflat device and a method for fitting the same
AssigneeRun Flat Systems Limited
InventorRichard LUST
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Abstract
A runflat device can include a double sided beadlock. The runflat device can be fitted to any size and type of wheel, regardless of a shape and depth of a wheel well. The runflat device can be fitted using standard tools, and may be tightened by manipulation of a valve assembly.
Claims22
1-35. (canceled)
A combination, comprising:
- a wheel having a pair of rims with an area therebetween;
- a tire having a pair of beads;
- and
- a runflat device having side portions that displace outwardly toward the rims and compress the beads between the side portions and the rims, in response to a force applied to the runflat device.
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39-53. (canceled)
A runflat device for use with a tire mounted on a wheel, the runflat device comprising:
- side portions having ends for engaging beads of the tire, and
- wherein the ends of the side portions displace outwardly in response to the runflat device being tightened onto the wheel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.