Patent ID: 6557604
Filing Date: 2003-05-06
Classification: B60C,Y10T

Abstract:
A safety liner for a vehicle tire, comprising:a hollow tubular body having at least one hole; when subjected to a compressive force, air being forced out of said tubular body so that said tubular body assumes a flattened circular shape; at least one plug selectively insertable into said at least one hole, so that when said tubular body is in said flattened circular shape, said at least one plug may be inserted into said at least one hole thereby preventing air from entering said tubular body and retaining said tubular body in said flattened circular shape; when said tubular body is in said flattened circular shape and when said at least one plug is removed from said at least one hole, air entering said tubular body through said at least one hole, thereby causing said tubular body to assume said torodial shape; and, said safety liner insertable into the vehicle tire in said flattened circular shape, and thence expanding to said torodial shape upon removal of said at least one plug, so that when the vehicle tire experiences a blow out, said safety liner slowly deflates.