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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2018
Applicant:
Hutchinson Industries, Inc., Trenton, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Larry W. Stuck, Amherst, NY (US);
Colin G. Vogel, Cheektowaga, NY (US);
Charles J. Tabone, North Tonawanda, NY (US);
Assignee:
Hutchinson Industries, Inc., Trenton, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60B 7/00 (2006.01); B60B 7/10 (2006.01); B60B 7/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60B 7/10 (2013.01); B60B 7/065 (2013.01); B60B 2360/50 (2013.01); B60B 2900/212 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system. The system includes a wheel, a tire mounted on the wheel, a tire shield, elastomeric members and an extension limiting member. The elastomeric members are coupled to the wheel and the tire shield. The an extension limiting member is coupled to the wheel and the tire shield. The elastomeric members are configured to allow for controlled radial and rotational displacement of the tire shield relative to the wheel in x and y directions while the wheel is rotating during a collision event involving the tire shield.