Patent ID: 6324814
Filing Date: 2001-12-04
Classification: B29D,B60C,B65D,Y10T

Abstract:
Method of shipping very large pneumatic tires, having diameters (OD) over 120 inches (3.05 meters), wherein the very large tire comprises an inflatable tire carcass and a removable tread belt surrounding the tire carcass and conforming to the tire carcass when the tire carcass is inflated; the method characterized by the steps of:shipping the tread belt separately from the tire carcass;placing a spacer inside the tread belt;strapping the tread belt so that the two diametrically opposite sides of the tread belt are held against the spacer, forming the tread belt into an elongated straight-sided oval in its compressed state, thereby holding two diametrically opposite sides of the tread belt in a compressed state during shipping, reducing a distance (H) between the two diametrically opposite sides of the tread belt.