Collapsible tire tread cover
OwnerMitchell David Chesneyinventor
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Abstract
A tire tread cover for use with a vehicle wheel having a rim, a hub, and an opening between the rim and the hub. In one embodiment, the tire tread cover includes a flexible body and an attachment portion that extends from the body portion. The flexible body has a shape configured to cover a portion of a tire tread. The attachment portion is configured to (a) insert into the opening of the wheel and (b) engage the rim within the opening to hold the flexible body against the portion of the tire tread.
Claims27
A tread cover for use with a vehicle wheel, the wheel having a rim coupled to a hub, a tire tread carried by the rim, and an opening between the hub and the rim, the tread cover comprising:
- a flexible body having a shape configured to cover a portion of the tire tread;
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- an attachment portion configured to be (a) inserted into the opening of the wheel and (b) engaged with the rim within the opening to hold the flexible body against the portion of the tire tread.
A tread cover assembly for use with a wheel, the wheel having a rim carrying a tire tread and coupled to a hub by a plurality of spokes, the plurality of spokes including a first spoke and a second spoke adjacent the first spoke, wherein the tread cover assembly comprises:
- a flexible cover including a body portion and an attachment portion extending from the body portion, wherein the body portion is configured to cover a portion of the tire tread, and the attachment portion is configured to be inserted between the first and second spokes;
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- an attachment feature configured to releasably engage the attachment and body portions when (a) the body portion is positioned over the portion of the tread and (b) the attachment portion is inserted between the first and second spokes.
The tread cover assembly of claim 15 wherein the base region has a generally rectangular shape, and the flap region has a generally triangular shape.
A bicycle wheel assembly, comprising:
- a wheel having a hub, a plurality of spokes extending radially outward from the hub, a rim attached to the spokes, and a tire tread carried by the rim;
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- a tread cover including a body portion configured to engage a portion of the tire tread.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.