Abstract: A pneumatic snow tire for use in vehicles traveling on snow roads includes main circumferential grooves each consisting of circumferential groove components and bias groove components to form zigzag grooves whose zigzag amplitude in width directions of the tread is more than a width of the main circumferential grooves and bias grooves oblique to circumferential directions of the tire extending from connections of the circumferential and bias grooves components of the main circumferential grooves for connecting between the main circumferential grooves and between them and tread edges. With the tread pattern according to the invention, the tire scarcely clogs the grooves in the tread with snow and fully utilizes forces of snow columns at the tread surface without collapsing the snow caught in the grooves, thereby improving its driving and braking performances and achieving the prevention of noise in traveling.

Abstract: Herein disclosed is a splicing apparatus for splicing together the leading end face of one of cord ply segments and the trailing end face of another cord ply segment positioned in front of one of the cord ply segments. The apparatus comprises a first conveyor having a first surface, a second conveyor fixed with respect to the first conveyor and having a second surface spaced apart from and in face-to-face relationship to the first surface of the first conveyor and for conveying the cord ply segments on the second surface thereof in a second conveyance direction substantially in parallel with the first conveyance direction of the first conveyor, and transfer members for transferring each of the cord ply segments on the first surface of the first conveyor to the second surface of the second conveyor.

Abstract: A method of measuring the stretch of a conveyor belt, wherein opposite ends of a belt having embedded therein steel cord cores in the longitudinal direction thereof are joined to each other, including: previously providing magnetic marks at two positions spaced apart a given distance from each other and interposing a joint of the steel cord cores of the conveyor belt therebetween; disposing two magnetic sensors spaced a given distance apart from each other in the running direction of the conveyor belt, in adjacent but non-contacting relation to the conveyor belt; detecting a period of time during which either one of the two magnetic marks moves across the two magnetic sensors during running of the conveyor belt and measuring the running speed of the conveyor belt based on the period of time and a distance across the two magnetic sensors; detecting also during running of the conveyor belt a time at which one of the magnetic marks in front in the running direction of the conveyor belt reaches one of the magneti

Abstract: A wheel for a low air pressure tire suitable for use in agricultural machines such as a binder and comprising a rim portion including a pair of bead seats and a disc portion made integral with the rim portion. Each of the bead seats is provided at its inside with a ridge. The bead portions of the tire are engaged with the bead seats and firmly secured between a fixed flange formed at the outside of one of the bead seats and the ridge on the one hand and between a flange ring engaged with an annular groove and provided along its periphery with a slit and the ridge on the other hand.

Abstract: A pneumatic radial tire for heavy vehicles is disclosed. This tire comprises a carcass composed of at least one ply of cords arranged in a substantially radial plane inclusive of the rotary axis of the tire with a turnup portion thereof, and a plurality of reinforcing layers for bead portion each containing cords crossed with the cords of the carcass ply. Among these reinforcing layers, reinforcing layers having heights which are different in radially upward end as measured from a reference line parallel to the rotary axis of the tire passing through the center of a bead core toward the radial direction of the tire and having cords with substantially the same modulus of elasticity are crossed with each other such that the cords of the reinforcing layer are inclined at a larger angle with respect to the radial plane of the tire as the height of the radially upward end becomes lower.

Abstract: A pneumatic tire having remarkably low rolling resistance and high wet skid resistance without deteriorating the wear resistance is obtained by using in at least the ground-contact area of its tread, a rubber composition consisting essentially of 100 parts by weight of a mixed elastomer and 40-80 parts by weight of carbon black, the mixed elastomer consisting of 10-60 parts by weight of a solution-polymerized styrene-butadiene copolymer rubber having a bonded styrene content of 5-30% by weight and a trans-1,4 content in butadiene unit of not more than 45% by weight; 10-50 parts by weight of an emulsion-polymerized styrene-butadiene copolymer rubber having a bonded styrene content of 30-50% by weight; and 0-80 parts by weight of at least one rubber having a glass transition temperature of not higher than -50.degree. C.

Abstract: A rubber composition adapted to be used as a tread rubber is disclosed. The rubber composition has remarkably improved resistance against heat generation, breakage resistance, wear resistance, wet skid resistance and low-temperature brittleness, and consists mainly of a rubber blend consisting of 20-95 parts by weight of a styrene-butadiene block copolymer having a specifically limited structure and 80-5 parts by weight of a diene rubber.

Abstract: A pneumatic tire having a tread is disclosed, which comprises using in said tread a rubber composition containing 10 to 120 parts by weight of carbon black and 0.

Abstract: A pneumatic radial tire having a sandwiched structure formed by embracing side rubber between rubber filler and rubber chafer in the bead portion is disclosed. The tire has a high stiffness in the bead portion and has very excellent durable life.

Abstract: A pneumatic tire having a tread is disclosed, which comprises using in said tread a rubber composition containing 10 to 120 parts by weight of carbon black and 0.

Abstract: A heavy duty pneumatic low-sectional radial tire having an aspect ratio of not more than 0.8 is disclosed, which comprises a pair of bead portions, a pair of side portions, a tread portion extending across the side portions, and a reinforcement for a tire casing composed of at least one carcass ply extending across two bead cores and turning up around the bead core and containing cords embedded therein in a substantially radial direction of the tire, each cord having a modulus of not less than 4,000 kg/mm.sup.2, and a belt of at least two layers, each layer containing metal cords embedded therein, superimposed around a crown portion of the carcass and crossing with each other at a relatively small angle with respect to the equatorial line of the tire. In this tire, a carcass line of the tire casing at a temporarily mounted posture on a normal rim under an internal pressure of 0.5 kg/cm.sup.

Abstract: A float for loading hoses composed of a pair of semi-annular hard floating bodies hinged at one end portion thereof and provided at the other end portions with opposed rectangular notches, a female screw threaded member and hook-shaped member snugly fitted in said notches, respectively, and engaged with pins, respectively, extending through the members, and a bolt having oppositely inclined screw threads at its front and rear end portions and threadedly engaged with said female screw threaded member and hook-shaped member, respectively, whereby when the bolt is fastened so as to fit the float around the loading hose the front and rear end portions of the bolt make contact with the pins extending through the female screw threaded member and hook-shaped member, respectively.

Abstract: A tread pattern of two main groove-rib type provided with auxiliary grooves having excellent stone-biting resistance and stone-expelling property is disclosed. In the tread pattern, a pair of main grooves are disposed near both side edges of the tread along these edges and one or two pairs of auxiliary grooves are oppositely arranged between the main grooves, wherein the bottom of the auxiliary groove is directed to the center of the tire in such a manner that the center line in radial section of the auxiliary groove is inclined at an angle of 5.degree.-20.degree. with respect to a normal line of the tread drawn from an intersection of the center line and the tread.

Abstract: An adhesive comprising a cocondensate of formaldehyde with m-alkylphenol or its derivative and alkylresorcin is excellent in the adhesion, heat resistance and flexibility and can bond firmly polyester fibrous material with rubber.

Abstract: An unvulcanized rubber composition, whose rubber component consists of polybutadiene rubber as an essential component and at least one of styrene-butadiene rubber and a rubber of natural rubber and/or polyisoprene rubber, has a high adhesion to a vulcanized rubber composition, whose rubber component consists mainly of at least one rubber selected from natural rubber, polyisoprene rubber, polybutadiene rubber and styrene-butadiene rubber, and can be easily adhered to the vulcanized rubber composition through vulcanization without carrying out particular surface treatment of the vulcanized rubber composition.

Abstract: Radial tires having improved irregular wear resistance, which are reinforced with a belt cord layer and a carcass cord layer, are disclosed. These radial tires have a crown radius of not less than a certain limited value and use, for at least the ground contact area of the tread, a rubber composition consisting essentially of 100 parts by weight of styrene-butadiene copolymer rubber having a viscosity average molecular weight of not less than 2.times.10.sup.5 or a blend rubber consisting of not less than 30 parts by weight of said copolymer rubber and at least one of natural rubber, polyisoprene rubber and polybutadiene rubber, 5-60 parts by weight of at least one of a liquid styrene-butadiene copolymer, a liquid polyisoprene and a liquid polybutadiene having a viscosity average molecular weight of 2.times.10.sup.3 -1.5.times.10.sup.5, and 40-90 parts by weight of carbon black.

Abstract: A rubber composition having a good reinforcing property and a remarkably improved resistance against heat build-up is disclosed, which comprises 100 parts by weight of at least one of natural rubber and synthetic rubber and 20-200 parts by weight of furnace carbon black having a specific surface area of 85-95 m.sup.2 /g, a dibutyl phthalate absorption value of 100-110 ml/100 g and a tinting strength of 95-105.