Inner Tube Construction Patents (Class 152/195)
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Patent number: 8720505Abstract: A tire (3) for vehicles, which does not require pressurization by means of a pressurized fluid, has a tread (16), two sidewalls (15), and two beads (8) attached to a wheel rim (2) and made of elastomer material; the tire is provided with at least one tubular reinforcement body (18) which is associated with the tread; each of the sidewalls have a respective homogeneous resilient annular membrane (24).Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2011Date of Patent: May 13, 2014Assignee: Fiat Auto S.p.A.Inventors: Stefano Re Fiorentin, Mario Palazzetti, Giovanni Monfrino
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Patent number: 7950429Abstract: A tire for vehicles which does not require pressurization by means of a pressurized fluid has a tread, two sidewalls, and two beads which are attached to a wheel rim made of elastomer material, and is provided with at least one tubular reinforcement body which is associated with the tread; each of the sidewalls having a respective homogeneous resilient annular membrane, a straight generatrix of which forms an angle (A) other than 90° with the axis of the tire; the membranes being stretched radially between the tread and the beads such as to be pre-tensioned in the absence of external loads acting on the tire.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2004Date of Patent: May 31, 2011Assignee: Fiat Auto S.p.A.Inventors: Stefano Re Fiorentin, Mario Palazzetti, Giovanni Monfrino
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Patent number: 7017633Abstract: There is proposed a toric air bag for a safety tire capable of sufficiently and equally contacting with a full inner face of a tire in the expansion-deformation of the toric air bag by a drop of an internal pressure in the tire, wherein at least an expansion-deforming portion of the toric air bag having a hollow torus shape as a whole is constructed with a tension support member, and to the expansion-deforming portion is given a property indicating a characteristic of extension ratio-tensile force that tensile force per unit width is substantially and gradually increased with the increase of elongation through the expansion-deformation.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2001Date of Patent: March 28, 2006Assignee: Bridgestone CorporationInventors: Yuji Yamaguchi, Masahiko Yamamoto, Yugo Zuigyo, Osamu Saito, Tetsuhito Tsukagoshi
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Patent number: 6739365Abstract: A tubeless tire (1) comprising: Twin bead portions (5), each of which lets a wheel engage it; An outer layer portion (2) having a tread portion (6) to be grounding; An inner liner layer (3) included rubber, which is entirely stuck inside of the outer layer portion (2), wherein There is provided the most inner layer (4) inside of the inner liner layer (3), which not only maintains airtight of the tubeless tire, but includes an adhesion part (4a), in which it is stuck to the inner liner layer (3), and non-adhesion part (4b), in which it is not stuck on the inner liner layer (3) and it (4b) can be transformed independently for the outer layer portion (2) and the inner liner layer (3).Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2001Date of Patent: May 25, 2004Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Satoshi Makino
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Patent number: 6557604Abstract: A safety liner (20) for a vehicle tire (500) includes a toroidal tube (22) having at least one hole (24). At least one plug (26) is selectively insertable into the at least one hole (24). Toroidal tube (22) is compressible into a flattened circular shape by a compressive force, and when the compressive force is removed, the toroidal tube (22) resiliently assumes its original toroidal shape. Safety liner (20) is installed in the cavity (503) of vehicle tire (500) as the vehicle tire (500) is being installed on the tire rim (502). If a blowout or other leak occurs, safety liner (20) will cause the shape and pressure of vehicle tire (500) to be retained for a period of time.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2001Date of Patent: May 6, 2003Inventor: Donald Albrecht
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Patent number: 6418991Abstract: An improved pneumatic tube formed from a semi-rigid, air-tight rubber core encased by a plurality of thin, armoring Kevlar layers bonded to the exterior wall of the core. The composition can be used as inner tubing for cars, bikes, motorcycles, planes, and any kind of vehicle having a pneumatic inner tube. It can also be formed into a puncture proof rubber raft.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 1999Date of Patent: July 16, 2002Inventor: Michael L. Trice
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Publication number: 20020066511Abstract: In a tube whose internal space is partitioned by a partition wall to formed an air chamber filled with air and a sealant chamber filled with a sealant, the ratio R (R=B/A) of the length B of an outer circumference of the tube accommodated in the tire and expanded by filling of air to the length A of an outer circumference of the tube in an unexpanded is set in a range of 100% to 110%. Thus, the tension of the partition wall at the time when the tube has been expanded is suppressed to a small extent. Even if the partition wall of the tube gets a punctured wound, the partition wall having only a small tension applied thereto has a weak tendency to be intended to be contracted toward the air chamber. Therefore, little, if any, of the air in the air chamber flows into the sealant chamber and thus, a reduction in sealing performance of the sealant due to the mixture with the air is prevented.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 1999Publication date: June 6, 2002Inventors: TOSHIO YAMAGIWA, HIROSHA TAKAHASHI
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Patent number: 6209600Abstract: An inner tube for a vehicle tire, which includes a base having air chambers in two opposite side walls thereof and zigzag insertion slots around the periphery of each of the side walls, a multi-cell rubber tube mounted on the base between its side walls and defining a plurality of zigzag insertion slots arranged one over another around a center opening thereof and an annular insertion slot surrounding the zigzag insertion slots for mounting patching glue, and a plurality of breaker assembles respectively mounted in the zigzag insertion slots in the base and the multi-cell rubber tube.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 1999Date of Patent: April 3, 2001Inventor: Shut Chen Hsu
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Patent number: 6164729Abstract: An in-line skate wheel and a applying indicia to a part thereof so that the indicia does not wear off before the wheel needs to be replaced. The skate wheel includes a hub having an internal bearing surface and an outer surface, a see-through tire formed about a portion of the hub and an element, such as a bladder, including indicia on an outer side thereof being positioned within the see-through tire. The method according to the present invention includes applying indicia to an element adapted to be located within a see-through material. The method comprises the steps of providing a bladder for locating within the see-through material and applying a first set of indicia on a first side surface of the bladder such that the indicia is visible when the bladder is viewed from a first side. The method also includes applying a second set of indicia on a second side surface of the bladder such that the second indicia set is visible when the bladder is viewed from the first side.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 1998Date of Patent: December 26, 2000Assignee: Nike, Inc.Inventors: Christian Dibenedetto, Daniel James Richards
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Patent number: 6050312Abstract: An inner tube for a vehicle tire, including a base, the base having two outer walls, two inner walls, an annular air chamber connected between the inner walls, and a plurality of rubber coated breakers retained between the inner walls and the outer walls and arranged in a zigzag manner around the axial central axis of the base, and a multi-cell tube mounted around the annular master air chamber between the inner walls of the base, the multi-cell tube having arched cells of different sizes arranged around its center, a plurality of foamed rubber blocks and a plurality of glued breakers alternatively plugged into the arched cells, and a layer of patching agent covered over the arched cells to seal the foamed rubber blocks and the glued breakers in the arched cells.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 1998Date of Patent: April 18, 2000Inventor: Shut Chen Hsu
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Patent number: 6047753Abstract: A vehicle inner tube includes an inflatable tube, a protective tube mounted around the inflatable tube for protection, the protective tube formed of a plurality of air balls and having recessed breaker seats equiangularly spaced around its inner diameter, a plurality of breaker units respectively mounted on the inner diameter of the protective tube and partially overlapped on one another and adhered to recessed breaker seats in the protective tube, the breaker units each including a flexible breaker holder having two reversely horizontally extended side insertion slots and a downwardly obliquely extended bottom insertion slot, two side breakers respectively directly inserted into the horizontal insertion slots and partially projecting out of the breaker holder at two opposite sides, and a bottom breaker inserted into the bottom insertion slot and secured thereto by glue means, an endless cover layer covered on the protective tube and adhered thereto by glue means, the endless cover layer comprising a pluralitType: GrantFiled: November 17, 1998Date of Patent: April 11, 2000Inventor: Shut Chen Hsu
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Patent number: 5795414Abstract: A tire assembly (10) is provided for a pneumatic tire that gives a puncture resistant capability. The tire assembly (10) includes an inner tube (24) with an outer periphery (30) having a plurality of protruding deflectable structures (32) which are circumferentially continuous about the inner tube body (34). The deflectable structures (32) have a cross-sectional appearance that is somewhat similar to miniature, hollow fingers. The tire assembly (10) also includes a tire liner (26) that has separator structures (48) which are ridge-like in appearance and which are circumferentially continuous about the tire liner (26) as well. The separator structures (48) and deflectable structures (32) are arrayed so as to mate with one another whereby the structure of the separator structures (48) may assist the deflectable structures (32) in maintaining their finger-like shape when under load.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 1996Date of Patent: August 18, 1998Inventor: Choon J. Shih
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Patent number: 4347884Abstract: An improved tire liner composed of high temperature and pressure (HPT) molded and vulcanized rubber with a cross-section having two opposite long sides and two opposite short sides is described. One long side of the liner to be positioned across the U-shaped surface of the tire casing or the inside air space of the casing is beveled along its edges so that it tapers into the short sides. In some instances both long sides are tapered along the edges into the short sides. The tire liner reduces flat tires caused by punctures through the tire casing.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 1981Date of Patent: September 7, 1982Assignees: Harold Harry Vischer, Harold Harrison Vischer, Jr., Michael Louis Vischer, Ian Campbell McLeod, Charles Edward SherryInventor: Donald R. Price
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Patent number: 4324280Abstract: An inner air-tube of a tire for bicycle, particular for racing cycle substantially composed of a thermoplastic urethane resin of a specific type. The urethane resin is comprised of a bifunctional polyol, a diisocyanate and a diol serving as a chain-propagating agent, the ratio by mole of the diisocyanate to a mixture of the bifunctional polyol and the diol being in the range of 1.05-1.10:1. The urethane resin of this type is readily after-crosslinked to improve its physical properties to a great extent.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 1980Date of Patent: April 13, 1982Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Company, LimitedInventor: Hirokazu Kubota
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Patent number: 4263074Abstract: An improved annular shaped tire liner which is adapted to fit inside of, around and in contact with a casing of a pneumatic tire and in compression by the casing and a method for preparing the tire liner is described. The liner has a thickness which provides substantial protection against penetration of the tire to the inside of the casing. The tire liner is characterized by having a section which is an annular strip of high pressure and temperature vulcanized and molded rubber, preferably of the type used for bonding to the outside of a tire casing as a tread, with ends joined by a thin section of low temperature and pressure vulcanized rubber. The low temperature and pressure vulcanized rubber is preferably derived from a vulcanizable rubber used to bond the molded rubber to a tire casing and is sometimes referred to as "cushion rubber".Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 1980Date of Patent: April 21, 1981Assignees: Harold H. Vischer, Harold H. Vischer, Jr., Michael L. Vischer, Ian C. McLeod, Charles E. SherryInventor: Donald R. Price
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Patent number: 4262719Abstract: An improved annular shaped tire liner which is adapted to fit inside of, around and in contact with a casing of a pneumatic tire and in compression by the casing and a method for preparing the tire liner is described. The liner has a thickness which provides substantial protection against penetration of the tire to the inside of the casing. The tire liner is characterized by having a section which is an annular strip of high pressure and temperature vulcanized and molded rubber, preferably of the type used for bonding to the outside of a tire casing as a tread, with ends joined by a thin section of low temperature and pressure vulcanized rubber. The low temperature and pressure vulcanized rubber is preferably derived from a vulcanizable rubber used to bond the molded rubber to a tire casing and is sometimes referred to as "cushion rubber".Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 1979Date of Patent: April 21, 1981Assignees: Harold Harry Vischer, Harold Harrison Vischer, Jr., Michael Louis Vischer, Ian Campbell McLeod, Charles Edward SherryInventor: Donald R. Price