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US 10,981,423 B2Granted
Tire projection and housing system
AssigneeBridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC
InventorEdward S. Seroka
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Abstract
A system for mounting a housing and an insert to a tire includes a housing configured to be installed in a tire, wherein the housing has a top opening. The system also includes at least one anchor connected to a side of the housing in an un-deployed configuration. The system further includes an insert configured to be inserted into the top opening of the housing. The at least one anchor projects outward into the tire when the insert is inserted into the top opening of the housing.
Claims14
A system for mounting a stud in a tire, comprising:
- a housing having an interior cavity and at least one aperture,
- wherein the housing includes at least one anchor proximate to the at least one aperture, the at least one anchor being initially disposed within the interior cavity of the housing;
- and
- a stud having an elongated body,
- wherein the elongated body of the stud is configured to fit within the interior cavity of the housing,
- wherein the elongated body of the stud is configured to bias at least a portion of the at least one anchor through the at least one aperture of the housing when the elongated body of the stud is inserted into the interior cavity of the housing,
- wherein each anchor is hingedly mounted to the housing at a top of a corresponding aperture, and
- wherein a bottom portion of each anchor is biased through the corresponding aperture when the stud is inserted into the interior cavity of the housing.
5 more elements
A system for mounting a stud in a tire, comprising:
- a housing having an interior cavity and at least one aperture,
- wherein the housing includes at least one anchor proximate to the at least one aperture, the at least one anchor being initially disposed within the interior cavity of the housing;
- and
- a stud having an elongated body,
- wherein the elongated body of the stud is configured to fit within the interior cavity of the housing,
- wherein the elongated body of the stud is configured to bias at least a portion of the at least one anchor through the at least one aperture of the housing when the elongated body of the stud is inserted into the interior cavity of the housing,
- wherein each anchor is hingedly mounted to the housing at a bottom of a corresponding aperture, and
- wherein a top portion of each anchor is biased through the corresponding aperture when the stud is inserted into the interior cavity of the housing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.