Tire support ring
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FIG. 1 is a partial perspective view of a tire support ring showing our new design, it being understood that a support ring carried by a wheel of a tire is placed inside a tire cavity circumferentially around the wheel;
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a tire support ring showing our new design, it being understood that a pattern of inner and outer flanges connected by a web is repeated over the circumference of the support ring, the opposite side perspective view being essentially identical thereto, the only difference being the addition of a notch along the bottom surface of each lateral recess, as illustrated in FIG. 6.
FIG. 3 is a frontal side elevation view of the tire support ring of FIG. 2, a rearward side elevation view being essentially identical thereto, the only difference being the addition of a notch along the bottom surface of each lateral recess, as illustrated in FIG. 6.
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view, taken along line 4—4 in FIG. 3, illustrating the configuration of the web to inner flange connection, it being understood that the inner flange and web pattern is repeated over the circumference of the of the tire support ring;
FIG. 5 is a enlarged frontal perspective view of a segment of the tire support ring of our new design, wherein the segment is repeated circumferentially to form the tire support ring; and,
FIG. 6 is an enlarged rearward perspective view of the segment of the tire support ring of our new design, wherein the segment is repeated circumferentially to form the tire support ring.
In the drawings, the broken line disclosure of a tire and a wheel of the tire is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.
Claims
The ornamental design for a tire support ring, as shown and described.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 12, 2002
Date of Patent: Jul 15, 2003
Assignee: Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.
Inventors: Damon Lee Christenbury (Fountain Inn, SC), Pascal Raby (Clermont-Ferrand)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney, Agent or Law Firms: Martin Farrell, Robert R. Reed, Alan A. Csontos
Application Number: 29/157,059
International Classification: 1215;
