Wheel with molasses ballast and method
OwnerGlendon C. Dalyinventor
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Abstract
A wheel (10) having a tire (12 ) is provided with a liquid molasses as a ballast (100). The tire can be tubeless or can contain a tube (28). The molasses is preferably desugared (less than 30% by weight sucrose) and is able to sustain a temperature of -30.degree. F. (-34.4.degree. C. and below) without freezing. The molasses is non-toxic, non-corrosive and non-abrasive and is environmentally friendly. Farm, utility, industrial, lawn and garden and commercial vehicles use ballasted tires.
Claims17
A vehicle wheel including a rim and a pneumatic tire mounted on the rim, wherein the tire contains a composition which is fluid comprising a liquid molasses as a ballast and wherein the composition remains fluid in use and protects the rim from rusting.
A method for providing a ballasted wheel including a rim and a pneumatic tire and having a filler means for filling the tire, which comprises:
- (a) filling the tire through the filler means with a composition which is fluid comprising a liquid molasses in an amount sufficient to provide a ballast for the tire;
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- (b) sealing the filler means to provide the ballasted wheel, wherein the composition remains fluid in use and protects the rim from rusting.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.