Patent ID: 9616717
Date: 2017-04-11
CPC Classifications: B60C

Claim:
1. A system, comprising: a wheel, wherein the wheel defines an axis of rotation and comprises an outboard wheel flange and an inboard wheel flange; a tire mounted on the wheel, wherein the tire and the wheel cooperate to define a tire cavity; and a bead lock within the tire cavity, wherein the bead lock comprises: wherein at least one of the outboard and inboard wheel flanges comprises a radially outermost surface which is a second distance from the axis of rotation, wherein the first distance is greater than the second distance; and wherein a difference between the first distance and the second distance is greater than a thickness of a sidewall of the tire; and wherein the bead lock further comprises a second portion comprising a radially outermost surface which is a third distance from the axis of rotation.