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US 4,901,779 AGranted
Safety tire assembly for vehicle
OwnerWalter Holzerinventor
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Abstract
A safety tire for vehicles consists of a rim and an air-filled elastic tire concentrically fastened thereto. In order to prevent a premature destruction of this tire in operation, a circular support body is provided, rotatably supported on the rim inside the tire.
Claims7
Safety tire and rim assembly comprising,
- a circular rim having a circumferential surface forming a channel with its concave side directed radially outwardly,
- a circular inflatable elastic tire mounted concentrically on and secured to the rim, the tire having a tread element, the tread element having an outer surface and an inner surface, the inner surface having a predetermined radial dimension when the tire is substantially inflated,
- an annular support body mounted on the rim in rotatable relation thereto, and thereby within the tire, and
- bearing means interposed between the rim and support body and operable for enabling the support body to overrun the rim in one direction only, while preventing it from so overrunning in the other direction.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.