Supplemental tire tread for a solid tire
OwnerTom Zaleski, Sr., Tom Zaleski, Jr.inventors
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Abstract
A supplemental tire tread for installation on an outer surface of a solid tire, the outer surface of the solid tire defining opposed sidewalls and a tread surface that extend between the sidewalls. The supplemental tire tread has a tread body having an outer tread surface, an inner surface, and an attachment for attaching the tread body around the tread surface of the tire. The inner surface of the tread body has tire supports with tire receiving receptacles that open away from the inner surface of the tread body and receive the solid tires when installed. The tread body has anchor receptacles that engage anchors that pierce the solid tires to support the tread body against relative rotation of the solid tire and the tread body.
Claims21
A supplemental tire tread for installation on an outer surface of a solid tire, the outer surface of the solid tire defining opposed sidewalls and a tread surface that extend between the sidewalls, the supplemental tire tread comprising:
- a tread body having an outer tread surface, an inner surface, and an attachment for attaching the tread body around the tread surface of the tire, wherein:
- the inner surface of the tread body comprises tire supports, the tire supports comprising tire receiving receptacles that open away from the inner surface of the tread body;
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- the tread body comprises anchor receptacles that engage pin anchors that pierce the solid tire such that, when the tread body is installed on the tire, the tire receiving receptacles receive the outer surface of the solid tire such that the tire receiving receptacles support the tread body against relative transverse movement of the solid tire and the tread body, the pin anchors comprising threaded shafts that are threaded into the solid tire such that the pin anchors apply a clamping force between the tread body and the solid tire.
A method of installing a supplemental tire tread on an outer surface of a solid tire, the outer surface comprising sidewalls and a tread surface that extends between the sidewalls of the solid tire, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a tread body having an outer tread surface, an inner surface comprising tire supports, and anchor receptacles, wherein the tire supports comprise tire receiving receptacles that open away from the inner surface of the tread body;
- attaching the tread body around the solid tire such that the inner surface of the tread body faces the tread surface of the solid tire, and wherein:
- the tire receiving receptacles receive the outer surface of the solid tire such that the tire receiving receptacles support the tread body against relative transverse movement of the solid tire and the tread body;
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- pin anchors are installed in the anchor receptacles to anchor the tread body to the solid tire, the pin anchors comprising threaded shafts that are threaded into the solid tire such that the pin anchors apply a clamping force between the tread body and the solid tire.
In combination:
- a wheel comprising a solid tire mounted on a rim, the solid tire having an outer surface and an inner tire surface that engages the rim, the outer surface comprising an outer tread surface and sidewalls that extend between the inner tire surface and the tread surface;
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- a supplemental tire tread installed on the wheel, the supplemental tire tread comprising:
- a tread body having an outer tread surface, an inner surface, and an attachment for attaching the tread body around the tread surface of the tire, wherein:
- the inner surface of the tread body comprises tire supports, the tire supports comprising tire receiving receptacles that open away from the inner surface of the tread body and receive the outer surface of the solid tire such that the tire receiving receptacles support the tread body against relative transverse movement of the solid tire and the tread body;
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- the tread body comprises anchor receptacles and pin anchors that are engaged between the anchor receptacles and the solid tire, the pin anchors comprising threaded shafts that are threaded into the solid tire such that the pin anchors apply a clamping force to the tread body against solid tire.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.