Wheel for vehicles

US8973632B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8973632-B2
Application numberUS-200813141243-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateDec 23, 2008
Priority dateDec 23, 2008
Publication dateMar 10, 2015
Grant dateMar 10, 2015

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Abstract

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A wheel including a tire and a rim wherein the tire includes: a pair of beads, each of the beads being provided with a base, wherein the rim includes a pair of axially outer flanges defining respective bead housing seats, each of the bead housing seats including a base portion, and wherein the base of at least one of the beads and the base portion of the respective bead housing seat are mutually coupled by means of at least one mechanical coupling element, wherein the mechanical coupling element is provided with parts and has a length greater than its width, the length being lower than the circumference of the tire measured at the base of the bead and the width being lower than the axial width of the base of the bead and of the base portion of the respective bead housing seat.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A wheel for vehicles, comprising a tyre and a rim, wherein the tyre comprises: a carcass structure comprising a central crown portion and two sidewalls terminating in a pair of beads, each of said beads being provided with a base capable of being adapted to cooperate in abutting relationship with the rim; a belt structure, coaxially associated with the carcass structure; and a tread band coaxially extending around the belt structure, wherein t…

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  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • B60C15/024Primary

    Operations & Transport · mapped topic

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What does patent US8973632B2 cover?
A wheel including a tire and a rim wherein the tire includes: a pair of beads, each of the beads being provided with a base, wherein the rim includes a pair of axially outer flanges defining respective bead housing seats, each of the bead housing seats including a base portion, and wherein the base of at least one of the beads and the base portion of the respective bead housing seat are mutuall…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Mancini Gianni, Pirelli
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B60C15/024. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 10 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).