Patent ID: 7041626

Claim:
A mounted assembly for an automobile comprising a rim, a safety support which is mounted on said rim, wherein at least the radially outer face of said safety support is formed of an elastomeric or plastic material, and a tire mounted on said rim around said support, said rim having on each side of its two peripheral edges a rim seat on which is mounted a bead of said tire, said rim comprising between its two seats a bearing surface receiving said support, wherein said mounted assembly is provided with a thixotropic lubricating composition comprising (a) a lubricating agent, wherein said lubricating agent is aqueous or nonaqueous and (b) a polysaccharide which thickens said lubricating agent, wherein said lubricating agent comprises glycerine in a mass fraction equal to or greater than about 60% of the lubricating agent, said lubricating agent being present in said composition in a mass fraction of between 95% and 99%, and wherein said polysaccharide is present in said composition in a mass fraction of between about 1% and 2%.