Abstract:
This invention is a composite cellular tire insert for insertion into the interior of pneumatic type tires to eliminate flats and blow-outs. The composite cellular tire insert is comprised of a multiplicity of preconstructed, hollow, pressurized, elastomeric, one-piece, seamless cells bonded together into a configuration whereby substantially all of the exterior cell wall surface of all cells in the tire insert, is engaged with portions of exterior cell wall surfaces of surrounding cells thereby providing a cellular tire insert that has substantially no void space or material mass between the cells.
Abstract:
This invention is a method of filling a tire with a composite-foam to eliminate rapid deflation "blow-outs" and for all practical purposes, eliminate flats. The composite-foam tire filling is comprised of a multiplicity of preconstructed, hollow, pressurized, elastomeric, one-piece, seamless cells bonded together into a configuration whereby substantially all of the exterior cell wall surface of all cells in the composite-foam tire filling, is engaged with portions of exterior cell wall surfaces of surrounding cells. This composite-foam mass is placed inside a tire to provide the tire with a composite-foam filled interior.