Inventors:
Paul W. Jones - Norton OH
Assignee:
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company - Akron OH
International Classification:
B60C 1502
Abstract:
A device (20) for retaining the beads of a tire against the flanges of a rim. The bead retainer device (20) is a non rubber and non metallic ring structure of a composite material. The bead retainer device (20) is capable of being manually deformable in the axial direction. The bead retainer device is also capable of being manually deformable in the circumferential direction such as to be collapsible.