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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 1982
Filed:
Aug. 06, 1981
Thomas N Welter, Keispelt, LU;
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, OH (US);
Abstract
A compression sidewall tire reinforced for operation while deflated. A pair of junction portions connect the sidewalls and shoulders. Each of the shoulders extends axially outward and radially inward from the tread, and each of the sidewalls extends axially outward and radially outward from the mounting portions. The sidewalls are constrained against outward expansion by the rim and junction portions. The shoulders are reinforced with a plurality of circumferentially spaced ribs to resist movement toward the ground when the tire is deflated and under normal load. A circumferentially continuous rib may also be positioned on the exterior surface of each junction portion to further reinforce the tire.