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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2014
Superior Tire & Rubber Corp., Warren, PA (US);
Arun Kumar, Warren, PA (US);
Paul E. Waite, Bear Lake, PA (US);
Henri E. LeMeur, Jr., Warren, PA (US);
Superior Tire & Rubber Corporation, Warren, PA (US);
Abstract
A tire for planting equipment is disclosed, the tire composed of a tire material and comprising: a rim-mounting surface, a first side wall having a thickness, a second side wall having a thickness, and a contact wall having a thickness and defining a contact area; the first, second, and contact walls defining a hollow channel, and the second side wall having a tapered portion and disc contact portion. A method for manufacturing a seeder tire of variable hardness is also disclosed, the method comprising the steps of: introducing a first polyurethane compound having a first hardness value into a first portion of a tire mold; allowing an amount of time to elapse wherein the first polyurethane compound will gel; and introducing a second polyurethane compound having a second hardness value into a second portion of the mold.