Spring steel insert for a tire
OwnerRichard HILLERYinventor
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Abstract
A tire for a vehicle includes a tire body having a circumferentially extending tread portion with an outer surface and an inner surface. First and second sidewalls are joined to the tread portion, and the first and second sidewalls terminate in first and second edges, respectively, and are configured to be secured within a flange of a rim of a wheel. In addition, the tire includes a tire insert comprising a circumferential hoop of resilient material and positioned adjacent to the inner surface of the tread portion. The tire insert may have an arcuate cross section and a width that extends across from the first sidewall to the second sidewall. The resilient material of the tire insert may comprise spring steel of a steel alloy and be in a state of compression.
Claims20
A tire for a vehicle, the tire comprising:
- a tire body having a circumferentially extending tread portion with an outer surface and an inner surface, and first and second sidewalls joined to the tread portion, the first and second sidewalls terminating in first and second edges, respectively, and configured to be secured within a flange of a rim of a wheel;
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- a tire insert comprising a circumferential hoop of resilient material and positioned adjacent to the inner surface of the tread portion.
A tire insert for a tire having a circumferentially extending tread portion with an outer surface and an inner surface, and first and second sidewalls joined to the tread portion, the first and second sidewalls terminating in first and second edges, respectively, and configured to be secured within a flange of a rim of a wheel, the tire insert comprising:
- a circumferential hoop of resilient material and configured to be positioned adjacent to the inner surface of the tread portion.
A vehicle comprising:
- a vehicle body;
- a plurality of tires mounted to the vehicle body, wherein each tire of the plurality of tires comprising,
- a tire body having a circumferentially extending tread portion with an outer surface and an inner surface, and first and second sidewalls joined to the tread portion, the first and second sidewalls terminating in first and second edges, respectively, and configured to be secured within a flange of a rim of a wheel;
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- a tire insert comprising a circumferential hoop of resilient material and positioned adjacent to the inner surface of the tread portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.