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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 1995
Filed:
Mar. 11, 1993
Kazuto Fujita, Tokyo, JP;
Mitsunori Wada, Tokyo, JP;
Bridgestone Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A pneumatic tire having an improved uniformity at tire-wheel assembled state includes a pair of bead portions each closely fitted to a slant bead seat of a standard rim when the tire is mounted on the standard rim, the standard rim including for each bead portion, a rounded concave corner portion smoothly connected to the corresponding slant bead seat and a flange protrusively extending outward from the corresponding rounded concave corner portion and having a curved portion. In this tire, each bead portion has an expanded heel bringing about close fitting to the corresponding rounded concave corner portion prior to a contact between the corresponding curved portion and the corresponding bead portion.