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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2020
Filed:
May. 12, 2014
Applicant:
James E. Curry, Glendale, CA (US);
Inventor:
James E. Curry, Glendale, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 1/00 (2006.01); B60B 21/12 (2006.01); B60C 15/028 (2006.01); B60C 19/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 1/00 (2013.01); B60B 21/12 (2013.01); B60C 15/028 (2013.01); B60C 19/127 (2013.01); B60C 2200/10 (2013.01); B60C 2200/14 (2013.01); Y10T 152/10657 (2015.01);
Abstract
The present invention is a unique tire flap for use on off-road vehicle wheel assemblies utilizing standard safety rims, tires, rim locks, and inner tubes, so that the vehicles can operate in high performance off-road conditions under low or extremely low tire pressures (4psi-10psi), without incurring flats due to a pinched tube. The tire flap of the present invention is made from low density impact absorbent foam, such that the flap absorbs the energy of a first and second type pinch tire condition that prevents the inner tube from rupturing.