Abrégé

Apparatus and method for installing bicycle tires on rims, and removing the tires from the rims, both with and without tire inserts, is disclosed. The apparatus greatly eases the process of installing and removing a tire from a rim, especially a bicycle tire, and even more especially when a tire insert is used. The apparatus includes an axle that is received in and securely attached to the wheel's hub. A handle is pivotally attached to the axle and a tire removal and installation head is slidably located on the handle.

Classes IPC  ?

• B60C 25/04 - Démonte-pneus ou similaires, p. ex. tenus à la main pivotant autour de l'axe de la roue ou mobile le long du bord de la jante, p. ex. en roulant sur cette dernière
• B60C 25/01 - Appareils ou outils adaptés pour le montage, le démontage ou l'examen des pneumatiques pour démonter les pneumatiques de la roue ou les y monter
• B60C 25/02 - Démonte-pneus ou similaires, p. ex. tenus à la main

Abrégé

Apparatus and method for installing bicycle tires on rims, and removing the tires from the rims, both with and without tire inserts, is disclosed. The apparatus greatly eases the process of installing and removing a tire from a rim, especially a bicycle tire, and even more especially when a tire insert is used. The apparatus includes an axle that is received in and securely attached to the wheel's hub. A handle is pivotally attached to the axle and a tire removal and installation head is slidably located on the handle.

Classes IPC  ?

• B60C 25/04 - Démonte-pneus ou similaires, p. ex. tenus à la main pivotant autour de l'axe de la roue ou mobile le long du bord de la jante, p. ex. en roulant sur cette dernière

Abrégé

An insert for a pneumatic tire including an annular member adapted to contact at least 10% of an interior surface of the pneumatic tire and provide an outward pressure thereagainst.

Classes IPC  ?

• B60C 17/01 - Pneumatiques caractérisés par des moyens autorisant un trajet limité en cas de dommage ou en cas de dégonflageAccessoires à cet effet utilisant des supports gonflables supplémentaires susceptibles de supporter une charge en cas de secours
• B60C 5/08 - Forme ou structure des éléments intérieurs gonflables comportant des moyens de renforcement
• B60C 5/00 - Pneumatiques ou chambres intérieures gonflables
• B60C 17/06 - Pneumatiques caractérisés par des moyens autorisant un trajet limité en cas de dommage ou en cas de dégonflageAccessoires à cet effet utilisant des supports supplémentaires non gonflables susceptibles de supporter une charge en cas de secours élastiques

Abrégé

Air valve for a pneumatic tire has a threaded shaft between a first end defining an air inlet and an opposite, second end that is located within the bounded space of a tire mounted on a rim. The air passageway through the air valve has at least one outlet at the distal end of the valve that exists the device through a side portion rather than the terminal end of the device. In a preferred embodiment the air passageway is T-shaped so that air flowing into the tire flows in a non-linear path, exiting the air outlets transverse to the air flow through the inlet into the air passageway.

Classes IPC  ?

• B60C 29/00 - Aménagement des valves de gonflage sur les pneumatiques ou les jantes eux-mêmesAccessoires pour valves de gonflage des pneumatiques, non prévus ailleurs
• F16K 15/20 - Soupapes, clapets ou valves de retenue spécialement conçues pour corps gonflables, p. ex. les pneus
• B60C 29/02 - Raccordement aux jantes
• B60B 25/22 - Autres parties accessoires, p. ex. pour rendre étanche l'assemblage des pièces composantes permettant l'emploi de pneumatiques sans chambre

Abrégé

An annular and ring extends around the interior of a wheel/rim on which a tire is mounted. The inner diameter of the annular ring is sized for a snug fit on the wheel rim. A tensioning cable extends through the tubular ring and opposed arms are attached to the ring and are movable between disengaged and engaged positions. The apparatus is selectively movable by actuation of a cable tensioner between a first, disengaged position where the arms do not engage the tire and thereby lock it to the rim, and a second, engaged position in which the arm bear against the tire beads, capturing the tire beads between the rim flanges and the wing members to lock the tire to the rim and to create and/or enhances the air-tight seal between the tire and the rim. The bead lock apparatus may be beneficially used in combination with a foam insert for enhanced tire performance.

Classes IPC  ?

• B60C 25/14 - Appareils ou outils pour écarter des talons de pneumatiques
• B60C 15/02 - Positionnement ou blocage des talons sur les jantes
• B60C 15/028 - Entretoises entre talons

Produits et services

Vehicles; Apparatus for locomotion by land, air or water; Pneumatic tires; Inserts for pneumatic tires; Bicycle parts.

Produits et services

elastomeric foam inserts for pneumatic tires

Abrégé

An insert for a pneumatic tire including an annular member adapted to contact at least 10% of an interior surface of the pneumatic tire and provide an outward pressure thereagainst.

Classes IPC  ?

• B60C 17/01 - Pneumatiques caractérisés par des moyens autorisant un trajet limité en cas de dommage ou en cas de dégonflageAccessoires à cet effet utilisant des supports gonflables supplémentaires susceptibles de supporter une charge en cas de secours
• B60C 5/08 - Forme ou structure des éléments intérieurs gonflables comportant des moyens de renforcement
• B60C 5/00 - Pneumatiques ou chambres intérieures gonflables
• B60C 17/06 - Pneumatiques caractérisés par des moyens autorisant un trajet limité en cas de dommage ou en cas de dégonflageAccessoires à cet effet utilisant des supports supplémentaires non gonflables susceptibles de supporter une charge en cas de secours élastiques