Patent ID: 6019150
Filing Date: 2000-02-01
Classification: B29C,B29L,B60C,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A tire and rim for a vehicle comprising:a tire body including an opening formed therein;a tube mounted in the tire body, said tube includes an inner circumferential air chamber filled with air and an outer circumferential sealant chamber filled with a sealant;a rim for mounting said tire body and tube relative thereto;lateral beads disposed adjacent to an inner circumferential portion of said opening of said tire, the lateral beads being held and sealed against lateral steps of the rim, said lateral beads preventing escape of air from said tire;a sealing member integrally mounted to said tube;an inlet pipe connected to said sealing member for supplying air to said tube;said sealing member includes a base bonded to an outside surface of said tube, a tapered insert for positioning through an aperture in said rim, and a sealing neck located between said base and said tapered insert for hermetically fitting within said aperture in said rim, said sealing neck having a diameter smaller than a diameter of said base; andsaid inlet pipe is embedded in said sealing member and includes an aperture extending therethrough and a check valve therein, said inlet pipe further includes a tapered flange formed on a first end adjacent said tube and within said base, said inlet pipe extending from within said base through said sealing neck and said tapered insert to an outside of said sealing member.