AIRLESS TIRE COMPRISING HELICAL SPRINGS

• Main Authors: BENZING, JAMES, ALFRED, II, KISH, JAMES, CHRISTOPHER, VIVAKE, MONOHAR, ASNANI
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 04.04.2012
• Subjects: AXLES FOR WHEELS OR CASTORS; CASTORS; DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS RELATED TO TYRES; INCREASING WHEEL ADHESION; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; REPAIRING, OR CONNECTING VALVES TO, INFLATABLE ELASTIC BODIESIN GENERAL; TRANSPORTING; TYRE CHANGING OR REPAIRING; TYRE INFLATION; VEHICLE TYRES; VEHICLE WHEELS; VEHICLES IN GENERAL

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 circumf...