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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Graham Stanley Ball, Staffordshire, GB;
Assignee:
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60B 2/104 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60B 2/104 ;
Abstract
A tire rim ( ) having a reduced flange height (h) is disclosed. The rim ( ) has one or both flanges ( ) having a maximum radial height (h) of less than 12 mm, preferably in the range of 6 mm to less than 12 mm. The rim ( ) when combined with a tire ( ) has a tire and rim assembly wherein the bead core ( ) of the tire ( ) has a centroid ( ) that is within 3 mm of the maximum radial height (h) of the rim flange ( ) preferably within 1 mm.