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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2017

Filed:

Feb. 04, 2015
Applicant:

Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, Llc, Nashville, TN (US);

Inventors:

Jason R. Barr, Akron, OH (US);

Samuel O. Givens, Copley, OH (US);

Robert W. Asper, Wadsworth, OH (US);

Dennis W. Snyder, Uniontown, OH (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 3/00 (2006.01); B60C 13/00 (2006.01); B60C 11/03 (2006.01); B60C 9/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 13/00 (2013.01); B60C 3/00 (2013.01); B60C 9/02 (2013.01); B60C 9/0292 (2013.01); B60C 11/0311 (2013.01); B60C 11/0332 (2013.01); B60C 13/003 (2013.01); B60C 2013/005 (2013.01); B60C 2200/08 (2013.01); Y10T 152/10855 (2015.01);
Abstract

A low compaction cantilevered tire construction is provided which is designed for use at relatively low inflation pressures and which has sidewalls with a relatively uniform bending resistance through the majority of the sidewall. When the tire is placed under high loads at low inflation pressures the sidewall deflects substantially radially and allows the tread portion of the tire to maintain its intended shape thus improving the contact area of the tire and providing a tire having a relatively high contact area and thus relatively low soil compaction for a given loading.


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