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US 8,021,279 B2Granted
Bicycle tire boot and method of use thereof on a trainer
OwnerJames M Behmerinventor
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Abstract
Embodiments comprise a tire boot for installation over a bicycle wheel, typically a rear wheel, and the wheel's associated tire. The tire boot is intended for use in conjunction with an indoor training device wherein the boot includes a wear surface that is relatively resistant to wear when spun in contact with a roller of the training device.
Claims14
A method comprising:
- removing a rear wheel from a bicycle, the rear wheel including a tire mounted to a rim, the tire including a tread surface;
- installing a tire boot over the tire, the tire boot including an exterior surface, an interior surface and a wear surface on the exterior surface, the tire boot substantially covering the tread surface with at least a portion of the interior surface being in substantial direct contact with the tread surface and the wear surface facing radially outwardly;
- installing the rear wheel with the tire boot installed on the bicycle;
- securing the bicycle with the tire boot installed on the rear wheel to a bicycle trainer, the wear surface being in contact with a roller of the trainer and none of the tread surface being in contact with the roller;
- and
- riding the bicycle with the tire boot installed on the rear wheel on the trainer.
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A method comprising:
- removing a rear wheel from a bicycle, the rear wheel including a tire mounted to a rim, the tire including a tread surface;
- installing a tire boot over the tire, the tire boot including an exterior surface, an interior surface and a wear surface on the exterior surface, the tire boot substantially covering the tread surface with at least a portion of the interior surface being in substantial direct contact with the tread surface and the wear surface facing radially outwardly;
- installing the rear wheel with the tire boot installed on the bicycle;
- securing the bicycle with the tire boot installed on the rear wheel to a bicycle trainer, the wear surface being in contact with a roller of the trainer and none of the tread surface being in contact with the roller;
- riding the bicycle with the tire boot installed on the rear wheel on the trainer;
- after riding the bicycle on the trainer, removing the rear wheel from the bicycle;
- removing the tire boot from the rear tire of the rear wheel;
- reinstalling the rear wheel without the tire boot on the bicycle;
- and
- riding the bicycle outdoors after said reinstalling the rear wheel without the tire boot thereon.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.