Resilient tires and wheels – Tires – resilient – Wheel securing means
Patent
1986-03-27
1988-07-19
Reeves, Robert B.
Resilient tires and wheels
Tires, resilient
Wheel securing means
152389, 152396, B60B 2518
Patent
active
047578513
ABSTRACT:
A wheel rim assembly (10) includes a first bead flange and a separable second bead flange (16), the separable second bead flange (16) being maintained on the rim assembly (10) by a separated retaining ring assembly (20). Each terminal end (22) of the retaining ring assembly (20) has an arcuately shaped bore (24) extending circumferentially, the bore (24) having an enlarged opening area (30) communicating with an axial opening (28) located at the outboard axial surface (23) of the retaining ring assembly (20). Located within the bores (24) is a flexible locking member (40) comprising a stranded wire cable (42) having balls (44) affixed securely thereto, the balls (44) being captured within the enlarged opening areas (30) and the flexible cable (42) being maintained within the arcuately shaped bores (24) by means of retaining connections (36) received in radial openings (34) passing through the terminal ends (22) and bores (24 ) of the retaining ring assembly (20). Stress or tensioning of the flexible cable (42) causes it to be biased into engagement with the retaining connections (36).
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Allied Corporation
Decker Ken C.
Palguta Larry J.
Reeves Robert B.
Stormer Russell D.
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