Blast Resistant Wheel and Vehicle

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20120042997A1
SERIAL NO

12858710

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The present disclosure is directed to a wheel for a land vehicle. The wheel may include a mounting flange configured to secure the wheel to the land vehicle and a rim. The wheel may further include a hollow tire configured to be mounted about the rim and wherein the hollow tire and the rim define a space. The wheel may still further include one or more high velocity of shock balls disposed within the space. The wheel may include an internal tire support having an inside wall and an outside wall and one or more high velocity of shock elements extending axially across the support. It is contemplated that the high velocity of shock elements and balls may be glass, ceramic, metal, or combination of glass, ceramic, and metal.

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FORCE PROTECTION TECHNOLOGIES INC9801 HIGHWAY 78 LADSON SC 29456

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Farmer, Daniel J Battle Ground, US 7 149
Joynt, Vernon P Pretoria, ZA 15 482

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