Solid Tire Assembly

A solid tire assembly for eliminating flat tires on a vehicle includes a tire that is defined by a plurality of concentric rings. Each of the concentric rings is comprised of a resiliently compressible material to facilitate the tire to perform similar to an inflated tire. Each of the concentric rings is comprised of a plurality of bands. Moreover, intersections between each of the bands of each of the concentric rings are staggered with respect to each of the concentric rings to enhance structural integrity of the tire.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Field of the Invention

The disclosure relates to solid tire devices and more particularly pertains to a new solid tire device for eliminating flat tires on a vehicle.

The prior art relates to solid tire devices including a non-pneumatic tire that includes a plurality of supporting walls that define spaces within the non-pneumatic tire. The prior art discloses a solid tire that includes a tread portion which releasably engages a sidewall portion. The prior art discloses a non-pneumatic tire that includes a plurality of spoke structures that are independent from each other to facilitate compression and expansion of the tire. The prior art discloses a non-pneumatic tire that includes a plurality of concentric rings being separated from each other via nested V-shaped supports. The prior art also discloses a non-pneumatic tire that includes a pair of curved halves that can attached together to form a tire.

Brief Summary of the Invention

An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a tire that is defined by a plurality of concentric rings. Each of the concentric rings is comprised of a resiliently compressible material to facilitate the tire to perform similar to an inflated tire. Each of the concentric rings is comprised of a plurality of bands. Moreover, intersections between each of the bands of each of the concentric rings are staggered with respect to each of the concentric rings to enhance structural integrity of the tire.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

As best illustrated inFIGS. 1 through 5, the solid tire assembly10generally comprises a tire12that is defined by a plurality of concentric rings14. Each of the concentric rings14is comprised of a resiliently compressible material to facilitate the tire12to perform similar to an inflated tire12. Each of the concentric rings14is comprised of a plurality of bands16that each forms a closed loop. The bands are laid next to each other such that intersections18between the bands extend around a full circumference of the concentric rings. Moreover, intersections18between each of the bands16of each of the concentric rings14are staggered with respect to each of the concentric rings14to enhance structural integrity of the tire12.

The plurality of concentric rings14includes an innermost ring20, an outermost ring22, a medial ring24and a pair of inner rings26each being positioned between the medial ring24and a respective one of the innermost ring20and the outermost ring22. The innermost ring20has an exposed surface28that is directed toward a center point of the tire12and the outermost ring22has an outermost surface30that rolls along a support surface32, such as a roadway or the like. Additionally, the outermost surface30has treads34integrated into the outermost surface30for enhancing traction of the tire12.

The medial ring24has a width that is greater than any of the concentric rings14. Each of the innermost ring20and the outermost ring22has a width that is less than any of the concentric rings14. Moreover, each of the inner rings26has a width that is between the width of the medial ring24and the width of the innermost ring20and the outermost ring22. In this way, as is most clearly shown inFIG. 4, the concentric rings14give the tire12an ovoid cross section. The intersections18between each of bands16of the inner rings26are offset with respect to the intersections18between the bands16of the medial ring24and the bands16of the respective innermost ring20and the outermost ring22. As is most clearly shown inFIG. 4, the tire12may be mounted to a rim36in the convention of traditional vehicle tires.

In an alternative embodiment38as is most clearly shown inFIG. 5, the tire12comprises a pair of concentric rings14and a skirt40that has an inner wall42and a pair of sidewalls44. Each of the sidewalls44is coupled to a respective one of the concentric rings14such that the skirt40defines sidewalls and an inner surface of the tire12. Moreover, the skirt40defines an air chamber46between the respective concentric ring14and the inner wall42. The air chamber46is inflated with air thereby facilitating the air chamber46to cushion the ride of the tire12.

In use, the innermost ring20is mounted to the rim36in the convention of a traditional vehicle tire. In this way the tire12can be mounted on a vehicle for the purposes of driving. The tire12can absorb nails, screws and other objects that would normally puncture an inflated tire. In this way the tire12eliminates the threat of a blowout or a flat tire while driving. Additionally, the resiliently compressible nature of each of the concentric rings14facilitates the tire12to simulate the ride of traditional inflated tires.