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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 1977
Filed:
Jun. 25, 1974
Applicant:
Inventor:
William Eric Mitchell, Coventry, EN;
Assignee:
Dunlop Limited, London, EN;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
1523811 ; 29DI / ; 291591 ; 1523812 ; 29505 ; 29526 ; 29521 ;
Abstract
A wheel rim assembly comprising a rim having a well disposed between tire bead seats, a well cover band arranged to extend circumferentially around the well so as to prevent a tire bead from entering the well, the cover band being split at one side of its circumference, and a link of deformable material to connect the ends of the band, link having sufficient rigidity to hold the ends of the band against circumferential displacement relative to one another after deformation of the link to secure and tension the band around the well.