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US 2014/0150939 A1Published application
Modular Tire with Variable Tread Surfaces
OwnerBrian H. Hamiltoninventor
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Abstract
A new kind of tire utilizes a replaceable tread surface to enable variable tread characteristics determined by a removable riding surface. The tire body defines a slot that extends circumferentially around the tire and receives the removable riding surface. The removable riding surface is attached within the slot by attachment mechanisms. In other embodiments, the variable tread is accomplished via a removable sleeve that fits over the existing tire.
Claims10
A tire having a slot for receiving a removable riding surface, wherein the slot extends about the entire circumference of the tire, the tire comprising:
- a bottom surface and oppositely positioned vertical walls connected to the bottom surface for defining the slot, wherein the bottom surface further defines openings for connecting the removable riding surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.