Patent ID: 7891393

Claim:
A system for self-repair of a tire, comprising: (a) a tire having a plurality of discreet compartments, said tire including a circumferentially extending tread surface; (b) a wheel including a rim having means for inflating at least one of said tire compartments located at one integral rim flange, the rim further including an inflatable and detachable rim flange opposite said integral rim flange, said inflatable and detachable rim flange circumferentially interfacing with a sidewall of the tire to allow mounting and demounting of the tire from the wheel; wherein said inflatable and detachable rim flange has an inflation pressure up to 4 times higher than the inflation pressure of said at least one tire compartment; and (c) a plurality of resilient mesh reinforced bead-like structures positioned and randomly floating within said tire compartments, said bead-like structures containing a polymeric pressure-sensitive tire sealant, which is activated by any rapid change in air pressure caused by a ruptured tire; said bead-like structures further including membrane partitions therein, said partitions formed of at least one flexible pressure-sensitive immiscible surface, said partitions containing a mix of metal and rubber particles therein, said partitions further including a quantity of free-floating adhesive materials, wherein in the event of a tire rupture, the bead-like structures serve to seal said rupture.