Resilient tires and wheels – Tires – resilient – Wheel securing means
Reexamination Certificate
2005-04-19
2005-04-19
Stormer, Russell D. (Department: 3617)
Resilient tires and wheels
Tires, resilient
Wheel securing means
C152S339100, C301S006910
Reexamination Certificate
active
06880597
ABSTRACT:
A tire noise damper to be disposed in an annular tire hollow formed between a wheel rim an a pneumatic tire mounted thereon, the damper made of a flexible material and comprising a base to be secured to the wheel rim and at least one flap extending from the base to be risen radially outwards from the wheel rim by centrifugal force during running to block the annular tire hollow. For example, the damper comprises at least one annular elastic band to be put around the wheel rim, the annular band provided with at least one U-cut for forming a flap, and the base is formed by the remaining annular portion of the band. In another example, the damper is made of a strip of the fixable material having a certain length, the base is formed by one end portion of the strip, and the flap is formed by the remaining portion of the strip.
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Aoki Chieko
Nishikawa Masami
Sugihara Hideaki
Yukawa Naoki
Bellinger Jason R.
Birch & Stewart Kolasch & Birch, LLP
Stormer Russell D.
Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd.
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