Wheel for land vehicles and method for moving such vehicles over soft or irregular surfaces
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United States of America Patent
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Sep 3, 1985
Grant Date -
N/A
app pub date -
Feb 16, 1983
filing date -
Feb 16, 1983
priority date (Note) -
Expired
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Abstract
A wheel is disclosed for use on land vehicles such as small manually drawn trailers and similar carriers, the wheel having a tire supporting rim (12) and a low pressure tire (48) engaging the rim, the tire comprising a thin walled torus (50) of elastomeric material, the torus having an inner diameter surface (52) engaging the rim, an inflation valve (54) and an outer diameter surface (56) for contacting a soft or irregular support surface; so that, the tire deforms or flattens substantially when it contacts such surfaces with an axle load applied to the wheel, thereby facilitating movement of a vehicle over such surfaces. A method of moving such vehicles is also disclosed.
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