Tire for center pivot irrigation
AssigneeMach II Tire Company LLC
InventorScott P. Seljan
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Abstract
An exemplary embodiment relates to a non-pneumatic tire for a center pivot irrigation system comprising two arcuate half-tire segments, the segments having two sidewalls connected by an outer circumferential wall and an inner circumferential wall; a plurality of transverse traction cleats circumferentially spaced on the outer circumferential wall extending between the side walls, the cleats having a rounded tip; a pair of connecting cleats at the ends of the half-tire segments having a plurality of apertures adapted for use in connecting the two arcuate half-tire segments; and a plurality of connectors adapted for insertion into the apertures wherein the cleats are tapered in width having a ratio of the center width of the cleat to the edge width of the cleat of at least about 1.25:1.
Claims19
A non-pneumatic tire for a center pivot irrigation system comprising:
- a) two arcuate half-tire segments, the segments having two sidewalls connected by an outer circumferential wall and an inner circumferential wall;
- b) a plurality of transverse traction cleats circumferentially spaced on the outer circumferential wall extending between the sidewalls;
- c) a pair of connecting cleats at the ends of the half-tire segments having a plurality of apertures adapted for use in connecting the two arcuate half-tire segments;
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- d) a pair of side pockets for use in connecting the two half-tire segments, the side pockets:
- i) being recessed into the sidewalls between the outer circumferential wall and the inner circumferential wall;
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- ii) having side pocket openings for connectors that traverse the adjacent connecting cleats of the half-tire segments to hold the two half-tire segments together at points radially inward of the outer circumferential wall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.