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US 5,343,920 AGranted
Wheel assembly with flange securing and pressure relieving means
AssigneeThe Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
InventorJohn M. Cady
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Abstract
A wheel assembly 10 for a tubeless pneumatic tire 11 is described. The wheel assembly 10 has a rim 12 for supporting the tire 11, a flange 14 removably attached to the rim 12, and a plurality of spaced studs 34 attached to the rim and threaded nuts 32 for securing the flange to the rim and for relieving pressurization from a mounted and inflated tire 11 in the event one of the threaded nuts 32 is loosened.
Claims13
A wheel assembly for a tubeless pneumatic tire, the wheel assembly comprising:
- a rim for supporting the tire;
- a flange, removably attached to the rim, for engaging a bead area of the tire, the assembled rim and flange together with the tire forming an air tight chamber for pressurization;
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- a plurality of spaced means for securing the flange to the rim and relieving pressurization from a mounted and inflated tire, the spaced means for securing and relieving pressurization including a removable means for applying axial force between the flange and the rim, upon loosening of one of the removable means depressurization of the tire is initiated.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.