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US 5,988,764 AGranted
Tire rim for wheels of cycles in general adapted to allow an easy and firm assembling of the tire
AssigneeVittoria S.p.A.
InventorJosh Deetz
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a tire rim for wheels of cycles in general adapted to allow an easy and firm assembling of the tire, and has the main feature that the rim comprises a body the cross-section of which defines a well for the tire, laterally delimited by ridges adjoining recesses for the tire bead, which recesses are delimited on their outside by a hook portion or rim flange having a top inwardly curved crook portion.
Claims2
A tire rim for wheels of cycles in general adapted to allow an easy and firm assembling of a tire, said tire rim comprising a body the cross section of which defines:
- a well for receiving therein said tire, said well having an asymmetrical construction;
- a pair of ridges which laterally delimit said well;
- a pair of tapering recesses each for receiving a tire bead, each tapering recess of said pair of tapering recesses being arranged adjacent to and adjoining a respective one of said pair of ridges, and each tapering recess of said pair of tapering recesses having a hook portion including a top inwardly curved crook portion;
- a ramp portion and a step portion both of said well and arranged adjacent a fast one of said pair of ridges, said ramp portion having a bottom and said step portion downwardly extending from said bottom of said ramp portion;
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- a gradually tapered portion of said well arranged adjacent a second one of said pair of ridges, said gradually tapered portion having a convex curved surface arranged for slidably receiving a tire bead.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.