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US 9,004,120 B2Granted
Wheel system
OwnerBrian A. Russellinventor
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Abstract
A wheel assembly includes a rim, a rib surrounding and radially spaced apart from the rim, and a resilient member that engages the rib. The resilient member is tied to the rim, such that the rim is resiliently held in relation to the round rib at least in part by tension in the resilient member.
Claims23
A wheel assembly, comprising:
- a rim having a rim peripheral portion and defining an axis of rotation;
- a round rib surrounding and radially spaced apart from the rim;
- a resilient member disposed around the rim and engaging the round rib, the resilient member including a resilient member peripheral portion and one or more protruding portions, wherein the resilient member peripheral portion is held apart from the rim by the round rib, and the one or more protruding portions protrude radially toward the rim;
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- a plurality of tying members, each tying member connecting one of the one or more protruding portions of the resilient member to the rim, such that the rim is resiliently held in relation to the round rib at least in part by tension in the one or more protruding portions of the resilient member.
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A method of constructing a wheel assembly, the method comprising:
- providing a rim, the rim having a rim peripheral portion and defining an axis of rotation;
- providing a round rib and disposing it around and radially spaced apart from the rim;
- providing a resilient member having a resilient member peripheral portion and one or more protruding portions and disposing the resilient member around the rim and engaging the round rib such that the resilient member peripheral portion is held apart from the rim by the round rib, and the one or more protruding portions protrude radially toward the rim;
- providing a plurality of tying members;
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- connecting the tying members to the one or more protruding portions of the resilient member and to the rim, such that the rim is resiliently held in relation to the round rib by tension in the one or more protruding portions of the resilient member.
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A wheel assembly, comprising:
- a rim defining an axis of rotation;
- a round rib surrounding and radially spaced apart from the rim;
- a resilient member disposed around the rim and engaging the round rib, the resilient member including a resilient member peripheral portion and an inner portion, wherein the resilient member peripheral portion is held apart from the rim by the round rib, and the inner portion extends radially toward the rim;
- a plurality of tying members, each tying member connecting the inner portion of the resilient member to the rim, such that the rim is resiliently held in relation to the round rib at least in part by tension in the resilient member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.