Patent ID: 8678054

Claim:
A segmented tire apparatus comprising: a plurality of tire segments, each one of said plurality of tire segments being generally arcuate, each one of said plurality of tire segments being mountable onto a rim; wherein each one of said plurality of tire segments further comprises: a radial tread, said radial tread being positioned on an outer surface of said tire segment substantially along a circumference; a first group of semi-transverse treads extending from at least adjacent to said radial tread in a first direction; a second group of semi-transverse treads extending from at least adjacent to said radial tread in a second direction; a first coupling flange positioned at a first end of said tire segment; a second coupling flange positioned at a second end of said tire segment; at least one friction plate positioned radially inward of a first coupling flange of a first one of said plurality of tire segments and radially inward of a second coupling flange of a second one of said plurality of tire segments.