US5435367A
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Vehicle tire assembly
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1993-09-03
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Granted: 1995-07-25
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Expires: 2013-09-03
Abstract
Abstract A vehicle tire which comprises: a one piece tubular unit adapted to fit snugly over a vehicle wheel wherein said unit consists of a thick tire tread having a road-engaging surface and being formed of an elastomeric material such as rubber, synthetic rubber or the like; a plurality of deep grooves extending laterally through said thick tread and spaced around the entire periphery thereof; and a plurality of clamping members disposed within said grooves and extending therethrough to engage the wheel rim and to secure the one piece unit thereto, said clamps being inwardly spaced from the outer road-engaging surface of said tire tread.
Inventors
- 👤 Charlene M. Price
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 18:14
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60C; B60C7/00; B60C7/24; B60C7/22; B60C7/26; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T152/00; Y10T152/10; Y10T152/10279; Y10T152/10378
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
218 words
A vehicle tire assembly comprising a vehicle wheel having a flared wheel rim defining circumferential flanges on opposed outer lateral sides of said vehicle wheel; an elastomeric tire tread having a plurality of spaced, laterally extending grooves; and, a plurality of C-clamps, each of said C-clamps being received within an individual one of said grooves of said tire tread and engaged to said flanges to secure said tire tread to said vehicle wheel, each of said C-clamps comprising three sections, a first linear center section having first and second ends with each end having a threaded bore extending into and colinearly with the center section, and second and third C-Shaped end sections each having a first and second end wherein the first ends of each of said C-shaped end sections have an unthreaded bore with a bolt extending through said unthreaded bore and threadably engaged to one of said threaded bores of said center section thereby joining said C-shaped end sections to the center section, the second ends of each C-shaped end section having a set screw directed therethrough to engage the inner surface of one of said flanges, whereby tightening of said set screws permits tightening of the clamp against the wheel rim and tightening of said bolts draws said clamp toward a center of said wheel.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
218 words
A vehicle tire assembly comprising a vehicle wheel having a flared wheel rim defining circumferential flanges on opposed outer lateral sides of said vehicle wheel; an elastomeric tire tread having a plurality of spaced, laterally extending grooves; and, a plurality of C-clamps, each of said C-clamps being received within an individual one of said grooves of said tire tread and engaged to said flanges to secure said tire tread to said vehicle wheel, each of said C-clamps comprising three sections, a first linear center section having first and second ends with each end having a threaded bore extending into and colinearly with the center section, and second and third C-Shaped end sections each having a first and second end wherein the first ends of each of said C-shaped end sections have an unthreaded bore with a bolt extending through said unthreaded bore and threadably engaged to one of said threaded bores of said center section thereby joining said C-shaped end sections to the center section, the second ends of each C-shaped end section having a set screw directed therethrough to engage the inner surface of one of said flanges, whereby tightening of said set screws permits tightening of the clamp against the wheel rim and tightening of said bolts draws said clamp toward a center of said wheel.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
174 words
A vehicle tire assembly comprising a vehicle wheel having a flared wheel rim defining circumferential flanges on opposed outer lateral sides of said vehicle wheel; an elastomeric tire tread having a plurality of spaced, laterally extending ports; and, a plurality of C-clamps, each of said C-clamps being received within an individual one of said ports of said tire tread and engaged to said flanges to secure said tire tread to said vehicle wheel, each of said C-clamps comprising three sections, a first linear center section having first and second ends with colinearly oriented threaded rods extending from each end, second and third C-shaped end sections each having a first end and a second end wherein the first ends of each of said C-shaped end sections have a threaded bore threadably engaged to one of said threaded rods, the second ends of each C-shaped end section having a set screw directed therethrough to engage the inner surface of said flanges, whereby tightening of said set screws permits tightening of the clamp against the wheel rim.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
174 words
A vehicle tire assembly comprising a vehicle wheel having a flared wheel rim defining circumferential flanges on opposed outer lateral sides of said vehicle wheel; an elastomeric tire tread having a plurality of spaced, laterally extending ports; and, a plurality of C-clamps, each of said C-clamps being received within an individual one of said ports of said tire tread and engaged to said flanges to secure said tire tread to said vehicle wheel, each of said C-clamps comprising three sections, a first linear center section having first and second ends with colinearly oriented threaded rods extending from each end, second and third C-shaped end sections each having a first end and a second end wherein the first ends of each of said C-shaped end sections have a threaded bore threadably engaged to one of said threaded rods, the second ends of each C-shaped end section having a set screw directed therethrough to engage the inner surface of said flanges, whereby tightening of said set screws permits tightening of the clamp against the wheel rim.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
34 words
The vehicle tire assembly of claim 2, wherein said tire tread comprises a flexible resilient foam core embedded within an elastomeric matrix, and a plurality of steel wires extending circumferentially through said elastomeric matrix.
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