Patent ID: 9096101
Filing Date: 2015-08-04
Classification: B60C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A system, comprising: a wheel having a first flange, a second flange and a drop center; a tire mounted on the wheel, wherein the tire comprises a first tire bead and a second tire bead, wherein the first tire bead is against the first flange and the second tire bead is against the second flange; and a run flat device, wherein the run flat device comprises a plurality of complementary, load bearing arcuate portions, wherein each of the arcuate portions comprises a base portion and a main body portion formed integral with the base portion; wherein each of the base portions comprises a first lip portion, an inner base portion and a second lip portion; wherein each of the base portions abuts the drop center; wherein each of the base portions extends from the first tire bead to the second tire bead; wherein each main body portion extends radially outward from the corresponding base portion; wherein each arcuate portion is releasably connected to an adjoining arcuate portion by a bolt which extends through overlapping portions of the connected arcuate portions; wherein the plurality of arcuate portions form a continuous ring around said wheel drop center; and wherein the bolt extends through the overlapping portions of the connected arcuate portions in a direction substantially perpendicular to a circumferential direction of the continuous ring of arcuate portions.