Patent ID: 7275575

Claim:
A tire for enhancing a simulated appearance of a large-diameter wheel mounted within a low-profile tire, the tire comprising: an outboard tire wall, an inboard tire wall, and a tread between the outboard and inboard tire walls; the outboard tire wall comprising a wheel protector, a ledge with an inboard end and an outboard end, a flange seat configured to receive an extended flange on a wheel mounted within the tire, and words indicating a recommended tire pressure, the words being positioned on a portion of the outboard tire wall radially outwardly beyond the flange seat, the positioning of the words being configured to permit the words to be visible when the tire is mounted on a wheel with an extended flange; the inboard tire wall and the outboard tire wall each being between about 3½ inches and about 5½ inches in length, and each of the inboard and outboard tire walls having about the same length; the wheel protector extending in the outboard direction further than any other portion of the outboard tire wall, and the distance between the inboard and outboard ends of the ledge being at least about ⅛ inch; the flange seat comprising an inner diameter, an outer diameter, and a width therebetween, the inner diameter of the flange seat being the inner diameter of the outboard tire wall, and the outer diameter of the flange seat being located at the ledge, the radial distance between the inner and outer diameters of the flange seat being at least about 1½ inches.