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Lightweight, safe and damage resistant tire having honeycomb core

  • US 5,685,926 A
  • Filed: 01/05/1996
  • Issued: 11/11/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/07/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A tire construction for automotive and other vehicles which is mounted to a wheel and which comprises:

  • an outer elastic layer structure, an inner elastic filler core material, bonded to said outer elastic layer structure, and which has an elastic honeycomb cells construction,said filler core material has conically shaped honeycomb cells with two parallel sides, which cells are oriented substantially lengthwise in the direction from the center of the tire to the outside circumferential surface of the tire,said honeycomb cells are formed from corrugated washer layers which are bonded together,said inner elastic filler core material has a radial relief at the inner center of the circumferential surface of said tire facing the rim of said wheel,and in which said relief provides for mounting or dismounting said tire by stretching said tire over the wheel rim.

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