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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2009
Applicants:
James Alfred Benzing, Ii, North Canton, OH (US);
James Christopher Kish, Akron, OH (US);
Vivake Manohar Asnani, North Olmsted, OH (US);
Inventors:
James Alfred Benzing, II, North Canton, OH (US);
James Christopher Kish, Akron, OH (US);
Vivake Manohar Asnani, North Olmsted, OH (US);
Assignee:
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60B 9/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A tire includes a plurality of helical springs. Each helical spring includes a first end portion, a second end portion, and an arching middle portion. Each helical spring is interlaced with at least one other helical spring thereby forming a laced toroidal structure extending about an entire circumference of the tire.