ELASTIC CONOID SHAPED WHEEL

• US 3,698,461 A
• Filed: 12/18/1969
• Issued: 10/17/1972
• Est. Priority Date: 12/18/1969
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Edward G. Markow
• Original Assignee: Edward G. Markow
• Inventors: Markow, Edward G.
• Primary Examiner(s): La Point, Arthur L.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Keen, D. W.
• Application Number:
  US04/886,059
• Time in Patent Office: 1,034 Days
• Field of Search: 152/5,6,11,12,352D 301/43,63PW,41 180/7
• US Class Current: 152/5
• CPC Class Codes: B60B 15/02 Wheels with spade lugs
• CPC Class Codes: B60B 15/025 with non-cylindrical shape
• CPC Class Codes: B60B 19/00 Wheels not otherwise provided for or having characteristics specified in one of the subgroups of this group
• CPC Class Codes: B60B 2360/10 Metallic materials
• CPC Class Codes: B60B 2360/108 Titanium
• CPC Class Codes: B60B 2360/32 Plastic compositions
• CPC Class Codes: B60B 2360/3412 Glass fibres
• CPC Class Codes: B60B 2360/36 Composite materials
• CPC Class Codes: B60B 2360/50 Rubbers
• CPC Class Codes: B60B 2900/325 Reliability
• CPC Class Codes: B60B 5/02 made of synthetic material
• CPC Class Codes: B60B 9/00 Wheels of high resiliency , e.g. with conical interacting pressure-surfaces resilient wheels comprising rail-engaging elements B60B17/0027
• CPC Class Codes: B60Y 2200/20 Off-Road Vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60Y 2200/46 Arctic-/Extraterrestric explorers
• CPC Class Codes: B64G 1/16 Extraterrestrial cars

Abstract

A wheel having a hub connected to a conoidally shaped solid section, the base edge of which is attached to a rim. The wheel is mounted to a vehicle axle by means provided with the hub.

Claims

1. A wheel for a vehicle travelling on a ground surface and having an axle which comprises a hub, a resilient conoidally shaped body section extending from said hub and having a base, a resilient rim attached to the base of said conoidally shaped body section, a rolling surface associated with said rim, means for mounting the wheel to a vehicle axle and a flexible element between the inside surface of the conoidally shaped body section and the inside surface of the rim for maintaining the ground contact in alignment with the direction of movement of the wheel whereby lateral scuffing components are eliminated.

2. The wheel as defined in claim 1 which further comprises a wearing surface attached to said rolling surface to provide wear resistance and traction for the wheel.

3. The wheel as defined in claim 2 wherein said rim is in the form of a cylindrical section.

4. The wheel as defined in claim 2 wherein the wearing surface consists of an arrangement of cleats attached to said rolling surface of said rim.

5. The wheel as defined in claim 4 wherein said conoidally shaped body section and said rim are made of a fiber-glass reinforced plastic material.

6. The wheel as defined in claim 5 wherein the cleats are made of titanium metal.