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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2018
Applicant:
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, Llc, Nashville, TN (US);
Inventors:
Benjamin D. Knospe, Merrill, WI (US);
Louis J. Stark, Kronenwetter, WI (US);
Zachary G. Lorenz, Nashville, TN (US);
Assignee:
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC, Nashville, TN (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 7/14 (2006.01); B60C 7/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 7/143 (2013.01); B60C 7/107 (2021.08);
Abstract
A non-pneumatic tire includes a plurality of axially adjacent wheel portions. Each wheel portion has an inner ring, an outer ring, and a flexible, interconnected web extending between the inner ring and the outer ring. The flexible, interconnected web includes a plurality of web sectors disposed circumferentially about the tire to form a generally annular web. Each of the plurality of web sectors is hingedly connected to a pair of oppositely adjacent web sectors.