公开(公告)号：US20060061013A1

公开(公告)日：2006-03-23

申请号：US10971945

申请日：2005-02-23

Applicant: Earl Moore ,  Jeffery Zawisza ,  Kimberly Bennett

Inventor： Earl Moore ,  Jeffery Zawisza ,  Kimberly Bennett

IPC: B29C45/00

CPC classification number: B29C45/36 ,  B29C45/2606 ,  B29C45/2616 ,  B29C45/2628 ,  B29D30/0678 ,  B60C17/04

Abstract: A processing mold is suitable for preparing a tire support. One processing mold that is particularly advantageous includes a processing mold having a first mold body opposing a second mold body, and the first and second mold bodies are aligned through a mandrel. In one embodiment, a first mold body includes a locking member suitable for locking the mandrel to the first body. In this embodiment, the mandrel is movable between the first and second mold bodies such that when a processing mold is opened, the first mold body and the mandrel can separate from the second mold body. A method of using a processing mold by aligning a first mold body and a second mold body through a mandrel and a method of releasing a tire support from a processing mold by locking a mandrel to a first mold body and separating the first and second mold bodies are also particularly advantageous.

公开(公告)号：US20060027294A1

公开(公告)日：2006-02-09

申请号：US11247721

申请日：2005-10-10

Applicant: Rick Tabor ,  Patricio Jimenez ,  Wayne Wilkomm ,  Ralph Priester ,  C. Martin ,  Chris Christenson ,  Kimberly Bennett ,  Peder Danielsen ,  Jeffery Zawisza

Inventor： Rick Tabor ,  Patricio Jimenez ,  Wayne Wilkomm ,  Ralph Priester ,  C. Martin ,  Chris Christenson ,  Kimberly Bennett ,  Peder Danielsen ,  Jeffery Zawisza

IPC: B60C17/04 ,  B32B5/12

CPC classification number: B60C17/06 ,  B29C31/04 ,  B29C35/02 ,  B29C39/028 ,  B29C39/10 ,  B29C41/045 ,  B29C45/0005 ,  B29C48/03 ,  B29C48/08 ,  B29C48/12 ,  B29C48/153 ,  B29C48/154 ,  B29C48/30 ,  B29C48/32 ,  B29C48/335 ,  B29C53/60 ,  B29C53/62 ,  B29C53/8058 ,  B29C53/8066 ,  B29C53/8075 ,  B29C67/246 ,  B29C2793/009 ,  B29K2025/00 ,  B29K2063/00 ,  B29K2075/00 ,  B29K2105/0032 ,  B29K2105/04 ,  B29K2105/08 ,  B29K2267/00 ,  B29K2309/08 ,  B29K2995/002 ,  B29L2009/00 ,  B29L2030/00 ,  B60C15/0236 ,  B60C17/04 ,  B60C2017/068 ,  Y10T152/10054 ,  Y10T152/10738 ,  Y10T428/24074 ,  Y10T428/24091 ,  B29C53/68

Abstract: The present invention provides a unitary run flat tire (RFT) reinforcement using filament material that is formed into a relatively rigid shape. The reinforcement is insertable into a mold for an RFT support and can maintain the needed structural rigidity for such insertion. Further, the invention provides an RFT support that is molded and includes the RFT reinforcement. The invention also provides a wheel assembly including a tire, a rim, and an RFT support between the rim and the tire, where the support includes the RFT reinforcement. The RFT support can have a colored indicator formed or subsequently applied thereto to indicate one or more attributes of the support.