Patent ID: 9278584
Filing Date: 2016-03-08
CPC Classification: B60C

Claim Text:
1. An all-weather tire comprising: a toroidal shell enclosing an air filled chamber and having an outer radial surface; a plurality of stud actuation chambers contained within said shell for selectively deploying studs to extend past said outer radial surface for engaging a roadway or surface, said plurality of stud actuation chambers selectively coupled to said air filled chamber; at least one selectively actuated pump assembly for inflating said air filled chamber; a valve mechanism for selectively coupling said pump assembly to said air filled chamber and said air filled chamber to said stud actuation chambers; and wherein each said stud actuation chamber includes at least one rotatable stud member, the at least one rotatable stud member configured to rotate from a retracted position in which said stud member does not protrude past said outer radial surface to a deployed position in which said stud member protrudes radially outwardly of said outer radial surface.