Non-pneumatic spare tire
US6681822B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 26, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jan 27, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 9, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60C2001/0091
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The present invention is a non-pneumatic tire comprising a rim and one or more elastomeric materials bonded to the rim or to one another. The tire has an equatorial plane, an annular tread, and an annular elastomeric body having first and second spaced lateral sides equidistant from the equatorial plane and extending between the tread and the rim. The tire body has a plurality of equally spaced arches forming at least a first series of openings extending from the first side to the second side. The first openings having a height at least one-half the height of the tire side.
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