Abstract: A small chain for a vehicle tire has an inner chain member adapted to lie along a flank of the tire and of a circumference substantially equal to the circumference of the tire in the region at which this inner chain member lies, the ends of the inner chain member having a hook and an eye for mutual engagement.An outer chain is composed of two chain members which are interconnected by a hook and eye, the outer chain having a length in excess of the circumference of the tire in the region in which the outer chain lies thereagainst, the end of one member being formed with an eye and the end of the other member of the outer chain having an S-hook. The inner and outer chains are bridged by two sections of transverse chains linked to the inner and outer chains over the entire circumference of the tire.

Abstract: In an apparatus for electrically heating and dispensing flowable material from a pressurized container, including a housing supporting the container, a heat exchanger connected to receive material dispensed through a valve assembly, and structure for effecting temperature control of said material, an improvement is provided in the support and valve assembly that comprises a single universal valve assembly member supported on, fixedly secured to, and passing through, the housing to prevent relative motion therebetween, and structure is provided on the valve member extending within the housing to lockingly engage and support a container by a rolled flange on the container.

Abstract: There is disclosed an adaptor which enables a gas-consuming tool or appliance, for example a blowlamp or a light, to be attached to a puncturable gas cartridge.The adaptor comprises a main body part defining a through passage, a valve member which may be moved from a position in which the through passage is closed to a position in which this passage is open, means for urging the valve member into a closed position, a piercing member, means for creating a seal between the adaptor and a gas cartridge, and means for urging the adaptor and a gas cartridge together.The adaptor includes a housing into which in operation a gas cartridge is received and which is apertured at its top to allow insertion of the main body part.

Abstract: A tire for a motor vehicle having a radial carcass and a top belt construction which includes a filler section in the lower portion or flange portion of each sidewall. The filler section is positioned between a portion of the carcass and folded over edges of the carcass and is comprised of a rubber material having a dynamic modulus at least about 200 kg/cm.sup.2 and a relatively low hysteresis or a loss angle on the order of from about 7.degree. to 13.degree..

Abstract: A tire with a radial carcass and a top belt under the tread, has sidewalls which are reinforced by layers of a rubbery mixture exhibiting a high modulus of elasticity and extending over the entire height of the sidewalls. The upper edges of these reinforcement layers are inserted between the carcass and the lateral edges of the belt.

Abstract: Excessively high or low tire pressure is detected automatically with a warning signal generated for the operator. A device is attached to each wheel and includes a spring-loaded piston mounted for reciprocation in a cylinder formed in the device. The cylinder is provided with a porting arrangement which opens only at certain pressure limits. When the ports are opened a sonic or ultrasonic signal is generated and detected by sensors located in proximity to each wheel. The signals detected by the sensors are processed and utilized to actuate a warning signal that provides a visual and/or audio output for the operator. Means are provided for discriminating between background noise and the generated signal as well as to discriminate as to the location of the affected tire. In a modification of the invention, a reserve chamber is integrated into the body of the wheel and is adapted to replenish automatically air lost from the tire.

Abstract: A quick coupler device for use on tractor vehicles in which a quick attach plate is connected in place of the usual implement. Implements, equipped with complementary attachment fixtures, attach to the quick attach plate. A spring loaded latch automatically locks the implement to the quick attach plate and a projecting lug on the implement is engageable with a plate to hold the latch in an unlocked position.

Abstract: A pneumatic tire which can be operated in a deflated condition without damage to the tire, wherein the tire has a cord ply, a tread, a ply with wire cords in the crown, and thick sidewalls wherein the cord ply extends from the heel of the bead to a location closely adjacent to the outer surface of the midpoint of the sidewall and then towards the inner surface of the crown. The interior portion of the sidewall rubber has a high dynamic modulus with low hysteresis properties and high aging properties.

Abstract: An automobile-tire snow chain comprises running chain sections connected between a closed outer annular maintaining chain and an open inner maintaining chain. A long chain section is connected at one end to a first ring on one end of the inner chain and is looped through a second ring on the other end of the inner chain and through the first ring, so that the inner chain can be closed by pulling on the long chain section to tighten the loop. This long chain section includes a running chain portion which passes over the tire and is secured to a buckle on the outer annular chain, the free end of the long chain section being threaded about the outer annular chain and secured by a tensioning spring and a buckle.

Abstract: A dispenser for use in the home, office, or the like, that includes housing means including a pair of storage chambers for containing coffee or the like in one chamber, and sugar, powdered milk or the like in the other chamber, each chamber provided with a discharge funnel terminating in an opening. A stand is coupled to the housing means for retaining the dispenser on a support surface and maintaining each opening elevated above the support surface so that a cup may be placed beneath the openings. Valve means is operatively associated with each of the openings for communicating with and dispensing a selected amount from each of the chambers. The valve means includes a valve member individually and rotatably mounted with respect to each opening and having a spherically curved depression for receiving therein a measured amount of material which is dispensed from the opening upon rotation of the valve member.

Abstract: An assembly for home installation replaces a metal-bodied valve in an inner tube with a vulcanized elastomeric valve so that the tube can be safely used for play, such as in a swimming pool. The assembly includes a vulcanized elastomeric cover having a diameter larger than the diameter of the flange of the elastomeric valve, with the cover having a vulcanized bond to the flange of the replacement valve. An annular disk of unvulcanized and vulcanizable material has a central opening fitting around the body of the replacement valve so that the disk underlies the inward facing surface of the valve flange. A nonvulcanizing adhesive temporarily adheres the disk to the flange, and an unvulcanized and vulcanizable material is provided under the cover radially outward from the flange.

Abstract: A two piece valve assembly is provided for snap-in installation in a mounting rim for a tubeless tire. The assembly comprises a generally cylindrical valve stem member insertable in a bore formed through an elastomeric grommet member, which is in turn insertable in a bore formed through the mounting rim. The valve stem and grommet members are sized to effect a fluid pressure seal when the insertions are accomplished, and an enlarged flange is provided on the valve stem to prevent outward removal of the assembly from the rim bore.

Abstract: A pneumatic tire of the tubeless type, embodying a layer of puncture sealant composition based on:A. a major proportion of a low molecular weight elastomer (e.g., depolymerized natural rubber) in admixture with a tackifying or plasticizing substance (e.g., a resinous reaction product of a mineral oil purification residue with formaldehyde) andB. a minor proportion of a high molecular weight elastomer (e.g., cis-polyisoprene);Containing a crosslinking agent (e.g., tetra-n-butyl titanate) in an amount sufficient to give a partial cure.

Abstract: A flap for radial tires which is improved over a conventional flap construction is disclosed. The flap features and employs the following constructional relation between an annular wing portion of the flap and a standard wheel rim. ##EQU1## In one preferable embodiment, ##EQU2## WHERE HW IS A HEIGHT OF THE PERIPHERAL EDGE OF THE ANNULAR WING PORTION OF THE FLAP, HF IS A HEIGHT OF THE FLANGE OF THE STANDARD WHEEL RIM, AND LW IS A PERIPHERAL LENGTH OF THE ANNULAR WING PORTION OF THE FLAP PER SE FROM ITS BOTTOM TO ITS PERIPHERAL EDGE.

Abstract: A tire chain with separable chain strands the end links of which are connectable at each separation point by use of two connecting elements which can be hooked into each other and which are each safely connected with an end link, wherein each connecting element has a body comprising at least one portion bounding an insertion slot which portion has a cross-section decreased at its free end at the expense of its width and wherein the width of the insertion slot is smaller than the height of each of those portions of the body which bound the insertion slot.

Abstract: A pneumatic vehicle tire including a reinforcing belt characterized by improved resistance to ply separation is disclosed. The tire includes a carcass, a tread overlying the crown region of the carcass, and a tread reinforcing belt which is interposed between the tread and the crown region of the carcass in circumferentially surrounding relation to the latter, the belt including a plurality of plies of belt cords. Two axially spaced circumferentially extending bodies of rubber having a Shore A hardness of between about 70 and about 80 are positioned to cover the edges and the radially inward and outward marginal portions of the belt, thereby preventing edge ply separation. Two axially spaced circumferentially extending pads of rubber having a Shore A hardness of between about 55 and about 70 are positioned radially inward of the two bodies, respectively, and radially outward of the carcass, to insure satisfactory flexibility of the tire shoulders.

Abstract: An assembly of a pneumatic tire and a wheel rim in which the tire is provided unitedly with at least one ring-formed projection area to the outside of the rolling axis direction of the tire and adjacent the rim flange, whereby safety and durability are maintained without causing the bead areas to separate from the rim when the tire is "run flat." The projection area is disposed and formed adjacent the rim flange at a specified diameter difference, and the bead area inward of the tire is formed at a specified inclination. Further, the projection area is reinforced circumferentially with a reinforcing material and has a rigid part comprising a high modulus rubber compound.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus adapted for a special whip cream dispensing function, characterized by a combination of types of fluid flow channels including, as the central portion thereof, two concentric annuli which enable the apparatus to produce the present multi-flavor characteristic.

Abstract: Tire with a tread-forming crown extended on both sides by sidewalls terminating in a bead, said tire being made of elastic material and being free of reinforcement.In accordance with the invention, each sidewall comprises at least one region in which the thickness varies and the median line of which has a curvature which changes sign, said tire being mounted on a rim and inflated.

Abstract: A pneumatic vehicle tire having a run-flat capability and a hub adapted for use with such a tire are disclosed. The tire includes a carcass, a tread overlying the crown region of the carcass, sidewalls overlying the lateral portions of the carcass, the sidewalls terminating in respective beads at their radially inwardmost ends and merging into the tread at their radially outwardmost ends and an annulus of elastomeric material positioned between the inner surfaces of the beads for maintaining the beads in firm contact with the hub. Each of the sidewalls has an annular groove formed therein between its inwardmost and outwardmost ends for establishing the flexure zone of the tire and thereby controlling the folding point of the tire upon its deflation. The hub includes a rigid annulus, a first annular flange extending from one side of the annulus and permanently attached thereto and the second annular flange extending from the other side of the annulus, the second flange being removably attached to the annulus.