Resilient tires and wheels – Tires – resilient – Armored
Reexamination Certificate
1999-07-12
2001-08-14
Stormer, Russell D. (Department: 3617)
Resilient tires and wheels
Tires, resilient
Armored
C152S185000, C152S208000, C152S219000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06273159
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates generally to wheel covers and, more specifically, to a wheel cover or bootie which is placed over the tread of a tire to prevent the tire from leaving tire marks on the area over which the tire travels.
2. Description of the Prior Art
When setting up for a trade show or a convention, a large amount of equipment needs to be moved and installed. Much of this equipment is fairly heavy and is moved around the convention center or trade show floor by dollies, man lifts, or motorized vehicles (i.e., scissor lifts, fork lifts, condors and the like). The problem with using the dollies and motorized vehicles to move the equipment is that the rubber tires on the moving equipment tend to leave tire marks on the trade show or convention hall floor. These tire marks are extremely difficult to remove from the floor.
Wheel covers have been around for many years. U.S. Pat. No. 2,849,045, issued to E. E. Anderson, shows a wheel cover which is designed to fit over the outer surface of the tire. The wheel cover is used to protect the sidewall of the tire from the sunlight or other physical deteriorants. As may be seen in
FIG. 1
of Anderson, the wheel cover shown and disclosed does not cover the tread portion of the tire. Thus, the wheel cover in Anderson does not prevent the tires from leaving markings over the area where the tire travels.
Therefore, a need existed to provide an improved wheel cover for a tire. The improved wheel cover would be used to cover the wheels of moving equipment. The improved wheel cover would be used to cover the wheels of moving equipment so that the wheels would not leave any markings across the area where the wheels travel. The improved wheel cover would be placed over the outer circumference of each wheel and cover the wheel tread thereby preventing the wheels from leaving marks across the area where the wheels travel.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, it is an object of the present invention to provide an improved wheel cover for a tire.
It is another object of the present invention to provide an improved wheel cover to cover the wheels of moving equipment.
It is still another object of the present invention to provide an improved wheel cover to cover the wheels of moving equipment so that the wheels would not leave any markings across the area where the wheels travel.
It is still a further object of the present invention to provide an improved wheel cover that would be placed over the outer circumference of each wheel and which covers the tread of the wheel thereby preventing the wheels from leaving marks across the area the where the wheels travel.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus for covering a tire is disclosed. The apparatus has an elongated flexible piece of material of sufficient length to cover an outside circumference of the tire. The piece of material is used to cover the outside circumference of the tire and hence the tread of the tire. This prevents the tire tread from leaving marks on an area where the tire travels. A connector is further provided to couple the piece of material to the tire that is to be covered.
In accordance with another embodiment of the present invention, a method of providing an apparatus for covering a tire is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of: providing an elongated flexible piece of material of sufficient length to cover an outside circumference of the tire wherein the piece of material is used to cover the outside circumference of the tire to prevent the tire from leaving marks on an area where the tire travels; and providing a connector for connecting a first end of the piece of material to a second end of the piece of material thereby coupling the piece of material to the outside circumference of the tire.
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patent: 990651 (1911-04-01), Heer
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patent: 1303224 (1919-05-01), Achtmeyer
patent: 1884330 (1932-10-01), Stabili
patent: 5044411 (1991-09-01), Doll
patent: 5439727 (1995-08-01), Riggs et al.
Moy Jeffrey D.
Stormer Russell D.
Weiss Jeffrey
Weiss & Moy P.C.
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