ShoreLand'r Powersports Trailer 2008 - Manual (Page 15)

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GLOSSARY OF TIRE TERMINOLOGY
ACCESSORY WEIGHT
The combined weight (in excess of those standard items which
may be replaced) of automatic transmission, power, steering, pow-
er brakes, power windows, power seats, radio and heater, to the
extent that these items are available as factory-installed equipment
(whether installed or not).
BEAD
The part of the tire that is made of steel wires, wrapped or rein-
forced by ply cords and that is shaped to fit the rim.
BEAD SEPARATION
This is the breakdown of the bond between components in the
bead.
BIAS PLY TIRE
A pneumatic tire in which the ply cords that extend to the beads are
laid at alternate angles substantially less than 90 degrees to the
centerline of the tread.
CARCASS
The tire structure, except tread and side wall rubber which, when
inflated, bears the load.
CHUNKING
The breaking away of pieces of the tread or side wall.
COLD INFLATION PRESSURE
The pressure in the tire before you tow.
CORD
The strands forming the plies in the tire.
CORD SEPARATION
The parting of cords from adjacent rubber compounds.
CRACKING
Any parting within the tread, side wall, or inner liner of the tire ex-
tending to cord material.
CT
A pneumatic tire with an inverted flange tire and rim system in which
the rim is designed with rim flanges pointed radially inward and the
tire is designed to fit on the underside of the rim in a manner that
encloses the rim flanges inside the air cavity of the tire.
CURB WEIGHT
The weight of a motor vehicle with standard equipment including
the maximum capacity of fuel, oil, and coolant, and if so equipped,
air conditioning and additional weight optional engine.
EXTRA LOAD
A tire designed to operate at higher loads and at higher inflation
pressures than the corresponding standard tire.
GROOVE
The space between two adjacent tread ribs.
INNERLINER
The layer(s) forming the inside surface of a tubeless tire that con-
tains the inflating medium within the tire.
INNERLINER SEPARATION
The parting of the inner liner from cord material in the carcass.
INTENDED OUTBOARD SIDEWALL
The side wall that contains a white-wall, bears white lettering or
bears manufacturer, brand, and/or model name molding that is
higher or deeper than the same molding on the other side wall of
the tire or the outward facing side wall of an asymmetrical tire that
has a particular side that must always face outward when mounted
on a vehicle.
LIGHT TRUCK (LT) TIRE
A tire designed by its manufacturer as primarily intended for use on
lightweight trucks or multipurpose passenger vehicles.
LOAD RATING
The maximum load that a tire is rated to carry for a given inflation
pressure.
MAXIMUM LOAD RATING
The load rating for a tire at the maximum permissible inflation pres-
sure for that tire.
MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE INFLATION PRESSURE
The maximum cold inflation pressure to which a tire may be in-
flated.
MAXIMUM LOADED VEHICLE WEIGHT
The sum of curb weight, accessory weight, vehicle weight, and pro-
duction options weight.
MEASURING RIM
The rim on which a tire is fitted for physical dimension require-
ments.
NON-PNEUMATIC RIM
A mechanical device which, when a non-pneumatic tire assembly
incorporates a wheel, supports the tire, and attaches, either inte-
grally or separably, to the wheel center member and upon which
the tire is attached.
NON-PNEUMATIC SPARE TIRE ASSEMBLY
A non-pneumatic tire assembly intended for temporary use in place
of one of the pneumatic tires and rims that are fitted to a passenger
car in compliance with the requirements of this standard.
NON-PNEUMATIC TIRE
A mechanical device which transmits, either directly or through a
wheel or wheel center member, the vertical load and tractive forces
from the roadway to the vehicle, generates the tractive forces that
provide the directional control of the vehicle and does not rely on
the containment of any gas or fluid for providing those functions.
NON-PNEUMATIC TIRE ASSEMBLY
A non-pneumatic tire, alone or in combination with a wheel or wheel
center member, which can be mounted on a vehicle.
NORMAL OCCUPANT WEIGHT
This means 68 kilograms (150 lbs.) times the number of occu-
pants.
OCCUPANT DISTRIBUTION
The distribution of occupants in a vehicle as specified.