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US 2015/0158337 A1Published application
Wheel and tire assembly
AssigneeLindsay Corporation
InventorsThomas J. Korus, Jochen Pfrenger
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Abstract
A wheel assembly includes a rigid wheel with a plurality of circumferentially spaced radially outermost mounting elements and a flexible tire mounted on the wheel. The tire engages the mounting elements such that portions of the tire not engaging the mounting elements are separated radially from the wheel by a space, the portions of the tire not engaging the mounting elements being configured to flex inwardly toward the wheel when subject to ground engaging pressure.
Claims17
A wheel assembly comprising:
- a rigid wheel including a plurality of circumferentially spaced mounting elements extending radially outwardly from the wheel and a plurality of recessed regions spaced between the mounting elements, the mounting elements extending radially farther than the recessed regions;
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- an airless flexible tire mounted on the wheel and engaging the mounting elements such that portions of the tire not engaging the mounting elements are separated radially from the recessed regions by a space, the portions of the tire not engaging the mounting elements being configured to flex inwardly toward the recessed regions when subject to ground engaging pressure.
A wheel assembly comprising:
- a rigid wheel including a radially outer cylindrical rim wall, the wheel including a plurality of mounting elements extending radially outwardly from the rim wall;
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- an airless cylindrical flexible tire mounted on the rim wall and engaging the mounting elements such that portions of the tire not engaging the mounting elements are separated from the rim wall by a space, the portions of the tire not engaging the mounting elements being configured to flex inwardly toward the rim wall when subject to ground engaging pressure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.