Self-sealing pneumatic tire
AssigneeThe Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
InventorRobert L. Dobson
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Abstract
A self-sealing pneumatic tire which comprises a tire casing having an integral, thin gauge, resilient closed cell structure disposed in its inward portion. Such a tire structure has particular utility for sealing against puncturing objects.
Claims17
A self-sealing pneumatic tire which comprises two spaced inextensible beads, a ground contacting tread portion, a pair of individual sidewalls extending radially inward from the axial outer edges of said tread portion to join the respective beads, a supporting structure for said tread portion and sidewalls and an integral, thin gauge, covulcanized, resilient rubber closed cell structure disposed inwardly of said supporting structure, where the internal pressure of said closed cells is greater than atmospheric pressure.
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