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US 2017/0246907 A1Published application
Segmented inner tube
AssigneeEidon, LLC
InventorRoger N. Johnson
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Abstract
An inner tube comprising a unitary tube segmented into a plurality of chambers, the plurality of chambers interconnected therebetween. A plurality of interconnections may be respectively configured between the plurality of chambers wherein the plurality of interconnections may be operable to control airflow between adjacent ones of the plurality of chambers. A valve coupled to the unitary tube, the valve operable to allow introduction of air into the plurality of chambers through the plurality of interconnections.
Claims28
An inner tube, comprising:
- a unitary tube segmented into a plurality of chambers, the plurality of chambers interconnected therebetween;
- a plurality of interconnections respectively configured between the plurality of chambers, the plurality of interconnections operable to control airflow between adjacent ones of the plurality of chambers;
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- a valve coupled to the unitary tube, the valve operable to allow introduction of air into the plurality of chambers through the plurality of interconnections.
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A tire assembly, comprising:
- a segmented inner tube assembly, wherein the segmented inner tube assembly includes:
- a plurality of bladders configured to be pneumatically inflated,
- a plurality of interconnections respectively positioned between the plurality of bladders, the plurality of interconnections operable to occlude pneumatic flow between adjacent ones of the plurality of bladders in response to a substantial increase in the pneumatic flow between the adjacent ones of the plurality of bladders, and
- a single valve configured to allow pneumatic inflation of the plurality of bladders through the plurality of interconnections;
- a tire carcass having beads along its edges, the tire carcass configured to encase the segmented inner tube assembly;
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- a rim having flanges wherein the beads interlock with the flanges to secure the tire carcass to the rim, the inner tube enclosed by the rim to support the tire carcass.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.