US5639319A
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Wheel with molasses ballast and method
Assignee: KOBIG BALLAST Inc
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Filing: 1995-08-04
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Granted: 1997-06-17
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Expires: 2015-08-04
Abstract
Abstract A wheel (10) having a tire (12 ) is provided with a liquid molasses as a ballast (100). The tire can be tubeless or can contain a tube (28). The molasses is preferably desugared (less than 30% by weight sucrose) and is able to sustain a temperature of -30° F. (-34.4° C. and below) without freezing. The molasses is non-toxic, non-corrosive and non-abrasive and is environmentally friendly. Farm, utility, industrial, lawn and garden and commercial vehicles use ballasted tires.
Inventors
- 👤 Glendon C. Daly
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 23:35
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60C; B60C5/00; B60C5/004; B60C5/005; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S152/00; Y10S152/05; Y10T; Y10T152/00; Y10T152/10; Y10T152/10279; Y10T152/10378; Y10T152/10495
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
44 words
A vehicle wheel including a rim and a pneumatic tire mounted on the rim, wherein the tire contains a composition which is fluid comprising a liquid molasses as a ballast and wherein the composition remains fluid in use and protects the rim from rusting.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
44 words
A vehicle wheel including a rim and a pneumatic tire mounted on the rim, wherein the tire contains a composition which is fluid comprising a liquid molasses as a ballast and wherein the composition remains fluid in use and protects the rim from rusting.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
13 words
The wheel of claim 1 wherein the tire is a farm tractor tire.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
11 words
The wheel of claim 1 wherein the molasses is desugared molasses.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
The wheel of claim 3 wherein the composition consists essentially of molasses which has been desugared to contain less than about 30 percent by weight sucrose.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
The wheel of claim 1 wherein the molasses is sugar beet molasses which is desugared and has been hydrogenated.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
The wheel of claim 1 wherein the tire is tubeless and the molasses is in contact with the tire.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
16 words
The wheel of claim 1 wherein the tire contains a tube inside which includes the molasses.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
78 words
A method for providing a ballasted wheel including a rim and a pneumatic tire and having a filler means for filling the tire, which comprises: (a) filling the tire through the filler means with a composition which is fluid comprising a liquid molasses in an amount sufficient to provide a ballast for the tire; and (b) sealing the filler means to provide the ballasted wheel, wherein the composition remains fluid in use and protects the rim from rusting.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
78 words
A method for providing a ballasted wheel including a rim and a pneumatic tire and having a filler means for filling the tire, which comprises: (a) filling the tire through the filler means with a composition which is fluid comprising a liquid molasses in an amount sufficient to provide a ballast for the tire; and (b) sealing the filler means to provide the ballasted wheel, wherein the composition remains fluid in use and protects the rim from rusting.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 8 wherein the tire is a farm, industrial, utility or lawn and garden tractor tire.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 8 wherein the molasses which is used in the filling is desugared molasses.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 10 wherein the composition consists essentially of molasses which has been desugared to contain less than about 30 percent by weight sucrose.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 8 wherein the molasses used in the filling is desugared sugar beet molasses.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 8 wherein the tire is tubeless so that the molasses comes in contact with the rim.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 8 wherein the tire contains a tube with a tube valve for inflating the tube which provides the filler means.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
11 words
The method of claim 12 wherein the molasses has been hydrogenated.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 8 wherein the tire is tubeless and wherein the tire includes the molasses.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 8 wherein the tire contains a tube inside and the tube includes the molasses.
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