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US 11,110,749 B2Granted
Wheel for a support structure
AssigneeThe Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
InventorsCeyhan Celik, Steven Amos Edwards
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Abstract
A wheel assembly includes a plurality of discreet, axially extending curved friction plates for engaging a first side of a spoke structure of a tire assembly, a first annular rim piece for engaging a rotatable axle, and a second annular rim piece for engaging the first rim piece. The first rim piece and the second rim piece each have axially extending lugs for engaging opposite ends of the friction plates.
Claims10
A wheel assembly comprising:
- a plurality of discreet, axially extending curved friction plates for engaging a first side of a spoke structure of a tire;
- a first annular rim piece for engaging a rotatable axle;
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- a second annular rim piece for engaging the first rim piece, the first rim piece and the second rim piece each having axially extending lugs for engaging opposite ends of the friction plates, each lug of the second rim piece having an axial blind threaded bore for receiving a threaded bolt to secure the tire, the first rim piece, the second rim piece, and the friction plates together.
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A wheel assembly comprising:
- a plurality of discreet, axially extending curved friction plates for engaging a first side of a spoke structure of a tire;
- a first annular rim piece for engaging a rotatable axle;
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- a second annular rim piece for engaging the first rim piece, the first rim piece and the second rim piece each having axially extending lugs for engaging opposite ends of the friction plates, the first rim piece including an axially extending curved skirt for engaging a second side of the spoke structure of the tire assembly, the second side of the spoke structure being radially opposite the first side of the spoke structure of the tire.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.