Amerityre's polyurethane car tires pass FMVSS tests.Amerityre, Boulder City Boulder City, residential city (1990 pop. 12,567), S Nev., just W of Hoover Dam near Lake Mead; inc. 1959. Built (1932) by the federal government as headquarters during the dam's construction, it became a self-governing municipality by act of Congress in 1958. , NV, in January began testing prototype polyurethane car tires at an independent laboratory to determine if the tires comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 109, applicable to new pneumatic tires Noun 1. pneumatic tire - a tire made of reinforced rubber and filled with compressed air; used on motor vehicles and bicycles etc pneumatic tyre bicycle wheel - the wheel of a bicycle . FMVSS FMVSS Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard FMVSS Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards No. 109 specifies tire dimensions and laboratory test requirements for bead unseating resistance, strength, endurance and high speed performance, defines tire load ratings and specifies labeling requirements for passenger car tires. Amerityre says it has received results of laboratory tests indicating the prototype tires have complied with the test requirements of FMVSS 109. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Amerityre, the polyurethane compound used in the tires had running temperatures measurably lower than rubber, and the manufacturing process simplifies the way tires can be made. |
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