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US 6,374,887 B1Granted
Non-pneumatic, leaf spring-supported vehicle tire
AssigneeNew Tech Tire LLC
InventorGyula Subotics
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Abstract
A vehicle tire includes a rubber or elastomer tire body which has a circumferentially extending crown portion and opposite sidewalls joining the crown portion. The sidewalls terminate in circumferentially extending beads adapted to be received in a vehicle wheel rim. A plurality of circumferentially spaced arcuate leaf springs are, at their ends, resiliently embedded into the respective beads. The leaf springs support parts of the internal face of the crown portion.
Claims3
A vehicle tire comprising
- (a) a tire body of a material selected from the group consisting of rubber and an elastomer;
- said tire body including
- (1) a circumferentially extending crown portion having an external face and an internal face;
- (2) circumferentially extending first and second sidewalls joining said crown portion;
- said first and second sidewalls terminating in circumferentially extending first and second beads, respectively;
- said first and second beads being adapted to be received in a vehicle wheel rim;
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- (3) a plurality of circumferentially spaced stiffening ribs;
- each said rib interconnecting said crown portion and said first and second sidewalls;
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- (b) a plurality of circumferentially spaced arcuate leaf springs each having opposite first and second ends resiliently embedded into respective said first and second beads;
- said leaf springs supporting said ribs at rib surfaces forming part of said internal face of said crown portion.
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