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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2004
Paul Harry Sandstrom, Cuyahoga Falls, OH (US);
Thomas Joseph Segatta, Copley, OH (US);
James Seven Guzi, Hudson, OH (US);
Robert Anthony Neubauer, Medina, OH (US);
Paul Harry Sandstrom, Cuyahoga Falls, OH (US);
Thomas Joseph Segatta, Copley, OH (US);
James Seven Guzi, Hudson, OH (US);
Robert Anthony Neubauer, Medina, OH (US);
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, OH (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a pneumatic tire having a pair of spaced apart bead components, a connecting carcass between said bead components, and a rubber chafer positioned around at least a portion of each of said bead components and intended for contacting a rigid rim of a wheel, wherein said chafer comprises a self lubricating rubber composition, the self lubricating rubber composition comprising at least one rubber and from 1 to 50 phr of at least one additive selected from alcohols of formula I, esters of formula II, or amides of formula III wherein Rand Rare independently selected from C-Calkyl, C-Calkenyl, or C-Calkadienyl.