Abstract: A rubber track T has a plurality of guide lugs 50 arranged in two rows, one row being on each lateral edge. The guide lugs 50 of the first row are circumferentially offset from the guide lugs 50 of the second row. The track T is molded on an axially separating mold core D that is designed to form the radially inner guide lugs 50 without requiring a radially collapsible core.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 13, 2003
Date of Patent:
April 6, 2004
Assignee:
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Inventors:
Albert James Yovichin, Richard Alan Thomas, Ronald Paul Homolak
Abstract: A tire (10) has a composite ply (40). The composite ply (40) has a primary ply (40A) reinforced with parallel inextensible cords (41) and a pair of ply extensions (40B) having synthetic cords (43). The method of manufacturing the tire (10) is described. The tire (10) can be made as a runflat type tire.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 20, 2001
Date of Patent:
March 23, 2004
Assignee:
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Inventors:
Thomas Reed Oare, Richard Michael D'Sidocky, David Thomas Reese
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.
Abstract: A preformed strip (20) of unvulcanized rubber having two-strand receiving grooves portions (22A and 22B) for splicing the ends (11, 12) of steel cord or strand reinforced rubber conveyor belts (10) is disclosed along with a method of forming the spliced joint.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 8, 2002
Date of Patent:
February 10, 2004
Assignee:
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Inventors:
Robin Bovaird Steven, Houston Channing Brown