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Structurally supported resilient tire and materials

US6994134B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 5, 2004
Grant dateFeb 7, 2006
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Expiry dateMay 13, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T152/1018
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention comprises an improved non-pneumatic tire, and particularly a shear layer for a non-pneumatic tire wherein the shear layer comprises an elastomeric composition that includes a metal salt of a carboxylic acid. The shear layer preferably comprises a dienic elastomeric composition that includes a metal salt of a carboxylic acid. In one embodiment of the invention, the metal salt of the carboxylic acid is zinc diacrylate or zinc dimethacrylate. In one embodiment of the invention, the metal salt of the carboxylic acid is zinc diacrylate or zinc dimethacrylate, and a peroxide curative agent is employed.

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