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Wheel and tire assembly with adjustable spacer system

  • US 9,266,506 B2
  • Filed: 04/25/2012
  • Issued: 02/23/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/25/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A wheel assembly comprising:

  • a rigid wheel;

    an airless tire mounted on the wheel, a portion of the tire being separated radially from the wheel by a space and configured to flex inwardly toward the wheel when subject to ground engaging pressure, the tire including a traction lug extending radially outwardly from an outer side of the tire; and

    a spacer interposed between the wheel and the portion of the tire separated radially from the wheel by a space, the spacer being configured to limit the inward flexing of the tire and being in radial alignment with the with the traction lug such that the traction lug moves inwardly with the portion of the tire configured to flex inwardly.

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