Resilient tires and wheels – Tires – resilient – Anti-skid devices
Patent
1985-01-14
1986-07-08
Kimlin, Edward
Resilient tires and wheels
Tires, resilient
Anti-skid devices
137351, 137561A, 141325, 152217, 152222, 1523371, 156 95, 156 96, B60C 2712, B60C 520, B60C 1118
Patent
active
045987491
ABSTRACT:
A vehicle tire with traction-improving devices, wherein the basic tire has a plurality of uniformly spaced apart cross grooves running essentially from sidewall to sidewall. Each groove is fitted with an inflatable bag or bladder which, when uninflated, retracts within the circle of the road-engaging surface of the tread. An annular manifold is affixed to at least one sidewall and is connected by conduits to the cross members. This manifold has a valved air inlet which may be used to pressurize the cross members via the manifold and thus to project the inflated members radially beyond the circle of the tread so that they engage the road surface. Depressurizing the manifold of course causes the members to retract. Each cross member is equipped with some form of traction-improving substance, structure or the like to enhance road grippability, especially in slippery road conditions. Features include separable coupling of the cross members to the manifold, provision of the cross members and manifold as a separate attachment for certain existing tires, etc.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3043356 (1962-07-01), Mayhercy
patent: 3078901 (1963-02-01), Iaquinta
patent: 3340921 (1967-09-01), Garfinkle
patent: 3942572 (1976-03-01), Crandall
Bokan Thomas
Kimlin Edward
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