Resilient tires and wheels – Tires – resilient – Armored
Patent
1998-06-25
2000-02-29
Johnstone, Adrienne C.
Resilient tires and wheels
Tires, resilient
Armored
152199, 152526, B60C 900, B60C 918
Patent
active
060297255
ABSTRACT:
The present invention is an improved tire design including a continuous annular band or a belt formed of a plurality of relatively flat rigid plates embedded in the rubber between the tread and body plies. The plates are curved to conform to the radius of the tire and are pivotally linked or otherwise pivotally connected together thereby creating a flexible annular belt that is extremely stiff in the in-plane or steering torsional direction due to the engagement of the side edges of the adjacent plates when experiencing an in-plane or steering torsional force but flexible in the radial direction due to the pivotal connection between the adjacent plates.
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Bridgestone/Firestone Inc.
Johnstone Adrienne C.
Sand Michael
Vasuta John M.
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