Heavy duty dual tire assembly
AssigneeThe Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
InventorWilliam Earl Rayman
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Abstract
A heavy duty dual tire assembly (10) for mounting on dual rims (2) is disclosed. The assembly has a pair of tires (14) and a pair of separate removable annular tread belts (12) for mounting over both tires (14) the pair of separate removable annual tread belts (12) bridge the gap between the tires (10) when they are laterally adjacent and coaxially aligned by mounting on a dual rim. In one embodiment there is a separated tread belt spacer (9) that is interposed between tread belts (12) to, in combination with the tread belts, bridge the gap between the tires.
Claims10
A dual tire assembly comprises:
- a pair of tires, the pair of tires being axially spaced when mounted on dual rims;
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- a pair of removable tread belts, the pair of tread belts encircling both tires and each tread belt abutting the other tread belt along lateral edge surfaces of each tread belt in the tire's footprint while under load.
A dual tire assembly comprises:
- a pair of tires, the pair of tires being axially spaced when mounted on dual rims;
- a pair of removable tread belts, the pair of tread belts encircling both tires and having lateral surfaces overhanging the tires;
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- an annular tread belt spacer as a separate component positioned between the two tread belts abutting against the lateral surfaces of both tread belts between the axially spaced tires.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.