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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2014
Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin, Clermong-Ferrand, FR;
Michelin Recherche ET Technique S.a., Granges-Paccot, CH;
Sylvain Petitjean, Clermont Ferrand, FR;
Luc Bestgen, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
David Olsommer, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Abstract
Bicycle tire () comprising a continuous toothing () having a substantially radial generatrix (G) with respect to the rotation axis of the tire in the axial direction (YY'), said toothing () being positioned circumferentially on an axially outer face () of at least one sidewall () and comprising an elastomeric material. A retroreflective strip () is positioned circumferentially on the sidewall (), axially on the outside of the axially outer face () of the sidewall () and radially on the outside of the toothing (), a strip support () is interposed axially between the retroreflective strip () and the axially outer face () of the sidewall (), and an axially outer face () of the strip support (), to which the retroreflective strip () is applied, forms an angle (A) of at most equal to 30° with the radial direction (ZZ′) of the tire.