(under subclass 396) Means for securing a pneumatic tire to a wheel comprising a device applied to an interior portion of the tire and clamping it to a rim. The clamp may be annular.
It may be actuated by the air pressure in the inflated tire.
(1) Note. For securing rings to bind the tire on the rim, see this class, subclasses 152, 279, 283, 307, and 388 and indented subclasses.
