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US 2010/0300587 A1Published application
Tire
AssigneeThe Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
InventorsJames Alfred Benzing, II, James Christopher Kish, Vivake Manohar Asnani
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Abstract
A tire includes a plurality of helical springs. Each helical spring includes a first end portion, a second end portion, and an arching middle portion. Each helical spring is interlaced with at least one other helical spring thereby forming a laced toroidal structure extending about an entire circumference of the tire.
Claims15
A tire comprising a plurality of helical springs, each helical spring comprising:
- a first end portion, a second end portion, and an arching middle portion, each helical spring being interlaced with at least one other helical spring thereby forming a laced toroidal structure extending about an entire circumference of the tire.
A tire comprising a plurality of springs, each spring comprising:
- a first end portion, a second end portion, and an arching middle portion interconnecting the first end portion and the second end portion, each spring extending radially outward from the first end portion to the middle portion and radially inward from the middle portion to the second end portion,
- each spring being interlaced with an adjacent spring on a first side of the spring and further being interlaced with an adjacent spring on a second opposite side of the spring thereby forming a toroidal structure extending about an entire circumference of the tire.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.