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US 4,252,169 AGranted
Tire sidewall protection shield
AssigneeThe Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
InventorGeorge T. Watts
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Abstract
A removable resilient shield is maintained proximate the sidewalls of a tire for off-the-road vehicles to protect this critical area of the tire from damage due to contact with external objects such as rocks. The shield is attached to the rim flange. The radially inner portion of the shield is discontinuous to prevent accumulation of debris between the shield and the sidewall of a tire mounted on the rim.
Claims5
A tire rim and protection shield assembly comprising:
- (a) a tire rim having a tire-supporting flange axially spaced from the centerplane of the rim;
- (b) a resilient shield fastened to said flange and extending radially outwardly from a position adjacent said flange;
- (c) said shield being an annular body of reinforced resilient elastomeric material having a radially innermost portion which is discontinuous in the circumferential direction of the shield and provides at least one passage extending through said shield for removal of debris accumulating between said rim and said shield during operation;
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- (d) spacing means fastened to said rim flange, said spacing means being interposed between said rim flange and said sheild, said spacing means having an opening providing at least one radially extending passage between said rim and said shield for removal of debris accumulating during operation.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.