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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2017
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, Llc, Nashville, TN (US);
Douglas B. Costlow, Akron, OH (US);
Andrew V. Haidet, Silver Lake, OH (US);
Adam K. Nesbitt, Akron, OH (US);
Sharon E. Reinhardt, Fairlawn, OH (US);
BRIDGESTONE AMERICAS TIRE OPERATIONS, LLC, Nashville, TN (US);
Abstract
A nonpneumatic tire includes a tread portion, an upper ring, and a plurality of spokes extending radially downward from the upper ring. Each spoke terminates at a lower end having a spoke mount configured to engage a corresponding hub mount. Each spoke is under substantially no tension when the tread portion is not in contact with a ground surface and when each spoke mount is disengaged from its corresponding hub mount. Each spoke is under tension when the tread portion is not in contact with the ground surface and when each spoke mount is engaged with its corresponding hub mount.