Tire with removable studs

• US 6,779,571 B1
• Filed: 05/02/2002
• Issued: 08/24/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 05/02/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Aram A. Kasparov
• Original Assignee: Aram A. Kasparov
• Inventors: Kasparov, Aram A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Maki, Steven D.
• Application Number:
  US10/136,629
• Time in Patent Office: 845 Days
• Field of Search: 152/208, 152/210, 152/209.18, 152/902, D12/608
• US Class Current: 152/210
• CPC Class Codes: B60C 11/16 of plug form, e.g. made from metal, textile
• CPC Class Codes: B60C 11/1637 Attachment of the plugs into the tread, e.g. screwed
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 152/902 Non-directional tread pattern having no circumferential rib and having blocks defined by circumferential grooves and transverse grooves

Abstract

A tire with removable studs for allowing tires to be used year round. The tire with removable studs includes a tire member having an exterior circumferential surface and further having a plurality of boss members being spacedly and integrally disposed upon the exterior circumferential surface; and further includes a plurality of stud-fastening members being securely disposed in the tire member; and also includes a plurality of stud members being removably disposed in the stud-fastening members and extended from the tire member for gripping a road surface.

Claims

1. An interchangeable stud/stud-less tire comprising:

a tire member having an exterior circumferential surface and further having a plurality of boss members being spacedly and integrally disposed upon said exterior circumferential surface, said boss members being arranged to form treads for said tire member, said boss members being aligned to form rows and columns with channels being formed upon said exterior circumferential surface and being disposed between said boss members, each of said boss members being generally mesa shaped and being tapered from a top to a bottom thereof; and

a plurality of stud-fastening members being securely disposed in said tire member, each of said stud-fastening members being cylindrically-shaped, and having threads being disposed about an exterior of a side wall thereof, and also having a threaded bore extending therein through an end thereof; and

a plurality of stud members being removably disposed in said stud-fastening members and being extended from said tire member for gripping a road surface.

2. An interchangeable stud/stud-less tire as described in claim 1, wherein each of said stud members has a parabolic end portion and a threaded base portion.

3. An interchangeable stud/stud-less tire as described in claim 2, wherein each of said boss members also has a bore extending therein through said top thereof, said stud-fastening members being securely disposed in said bores of said boss members with said threads of said stud-fastening members gripping side walls forming said bores of said boss members, stud members being securely and removably threaded in said stud-fastening members.

4. An interchangeable stud/stud-less tire as described in claim 2, wherein said tire member further has bores being disposed in said channels thereof, said stud-fastening members being securely disposed in said bores of said channels with said threads of said stud-fastening members gripping side walls forming said bores of said channels, stud members being securely and removably threaded in said stud-fastening members.