US2018050561A1PendingUtilityA1

Structurally supported tire

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Assignee: GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBERPriority: Dec 10, 2015Filed: Oct 31, 2017Published: Feb 22, 2018
Est. expiryDec 10, 2035(~9.4 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:James Alfred Benzing, IiDaniel Ray DowningJoseph Carmine Lettieri
B60C 7/00B60B 2310/30B60B 9/00B60C 7/26B60B 3/085B60B 9/26B60B 19/00B60C 15/0216B60C 7/22B60B 2360/32B60C 7/20B60B 21/00B60C 7/10B60C 7/24B60C 2009/2012
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Abstract

A structurally supported tire includes a ground contacting annular tread portion, an annular hoop structure for supporting a load on the tire, a means for attachment to a vehicle rim, and a ply structure secured to a first axial limit and extending radially outward and between the hoop structure and the tread portion and further extending radially inward from between the hoop structure and tread portion to a second axial limit. The ply structure is secured to both the first axial limit and the second axial limit. The tread portion is secured to a radially outer surface of the ply structure. The hoop structure is secured to a radially inner surface of the ply structure.

Claims

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What is claimed is: 
     
         1 - 16 . (canceled) 
     
     
         17 . A method for non-pneumatically supporting a load comprising the steps of:
 securing a single ply structure to a vehicle rim;   clamping the single ply structure to the vehicle rim;   extending the single ply structure from the vehicle rim to a radially outer surface of a hoop structure;   further extending the single ply structure from the radially outer surface of the hoop structure to the vehicle rim;   securing the single ply structure to the vehicle rim; and   supporting the load by a compressive hoop strength of the hoop structure and a tensile strength of part of the ply structure.   
     
     
         18 . The method as set forth in claim  16  further including the step of stretching the ply structure up over the hoop structure. 
     
     
         19 . The method as set forth in claim  16  further including the step of decreasing an axial distance between a first part of the vehicle rim and a second part of the vehicle rim such that the axial distance is less than an axial width of the tread portion. 
     
     
         20 . The method as set forth in claim  16  further including the step of attaching the ply structure to a radially outer surface of the hoop structure. 
     
     
         21 . The method as set forth in claim  16  further including the step of attaching a tread portion to a radially outer surface of the ply structure.

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