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US 6,688,355 B2Granted
Three piece tire assembly
AssigneeThe Boodyear Tire & Rubber Company
InventorWilliam Earl Rayman
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Abstract
A three piece tire assembly 10 for mounting on dual rims 110 is disclosed. The assembly has a pair of tires 14 and a separate removable annular tread belt 12 for mounting over both tires 14 when they are laterally adjacent and coaxially aligned by mounting on a dual rim.
Claims2
A removable cord reinforced elastomeric tread belt comprising:
- a radially outer tread;
- a belt reinforcement structure radially inward of the tread;
- a radially inner surface, wherein the radially inner surface has a lateral width sufficient to encircle in annular contact around the circumference of two coaxially aligned tires for normal dual wheel axles, wherein the tread belt is placed in tension when the pair of coaxially aligned tires are inflated, wherein the tread belt has a radially inner surface having a restraining groove, and a restraining element, the restraining element being a separate component positioned between the encircled two tires and projecting into the restraining groove of the tread belt when assembled.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.