SYSTEM AND METHOD TO IMPROVE RADIO CONTROL VEHICLE TIRE PERFORMANCE
A system and method to improve radio control vehicle tire performance has a hard foam assembly. The hard foam assembly has a hard foam layer and at least one adhesive layer attached to the hard foam layer, wherein the hard foam assembly is secured to an RC wheel. The system also has a foam assembly that has an elasticized tube that is filled with a plurality of foam pieces disposed within the elasticized tube and the elasticized tube is fitted in the RC tire. A weight assembly is also provided to be placed either around the outside of the hard foam assembly or the inside surface of an RC tire. A customization kit is provided to allow a user to customize the performance of the RC vehicle.
This application claims priority and herein incorporates by reference U.S. provisional patent application 63/360,757, filed Oct. 21, 2021.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONThe hobby of radio control (RC) vehicles can be traced back to the early part of the twentieth century where clockwork cars were being raced. Rubber band powered vehicles were also competing and became part of the hobby. Most of these early entries were run in a straight line with the winner being the first to reach the finish line. With the advent of miniature gas powered engines being developed, steering control became of interest and control lines for circular tracks were introduced. Of course this limited the events to only one vehicle at a time being run. Radio control became possible in the 1950's and the hobby has exploded to include land, sea and air radio control vehicles.
One of the popular areas of radio control vehicles has been in the development in vehicles that run “off road” known as “RC Rock Crawlers”. The popularity of this class of vehicles has really taken off in the 2000s and has been very popular ever since. Since these vehicles are designed to travel over rocks and other rough terrain, the suspension systems and wheel development has been of particular importance. There is a balance between wheel compression and stiffness as well as the distribution of weight. There is a need for a system and method to improve the performance of RC vehicles.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONA system and method to improve radio control vehicle tire performance has a hard foam assembly. The hard foam assembly has a hard foam layer and at least one adhesive layer attached to the hard foam layer, wherein the hard foam assembly is secured to an RC wheel. The system also has a foam assembly that has an elasticized tube that is filled with a plurality of foam pieces disposed within the elasticized tube and the elasticized tube is fitted in the RC tire. A weight assembly is also provided to be placed either around the outside of the hard foam assembly or the inside surface of an RC tire. A customization kit is provided to allow a user to customize the performance of the RC vehicle.
Other features and advantages of the instant invention will become apparent from the following description of the invention which refers to the accompanying drawings.
In the following detailed description of the invention, reference is made to the drawings in which reference numerals refer to like elements, and which are intended to show by way of illustration specific embodiments in which the invention may be practiced. It is understood that other embodiments may be utilized and that structural changes may be made without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention.
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The user needs to obtain the system to improve radio control vehicle tire performance 100. In the embodiment that allows the user to customize the application, the user decides which configuration they want to use. First the user needs to trim hard foam assembly 130 to match the circumference of wheel 115. Next the protective backing protecting adhesive layer 145 is peeled off and hard foam assembly 130 is adhered to wheel 115. If the small radius weight distribution is desired (as shown in
Of course, system 100 may also be provided as a preinstalled package where the user merely selects the desired orientation and purchases the wheel prefilled according to the instant invention.
Although the instant invention has been described in relation to particular embodiments thereof, many other variations and modifications and other uses will become apparent to those skilled in the art.
Claims
1. A system to improve radio control vehicle tire performance comprising:
- a hard foam assembly;
- said hard foam assembly having a hard foam layer and at least one adhesive layer disposed on said hard foam layer, wherein said hard foam assembly is secured to an RC wheel;
- a foam assembly;
- said foam assembly having an elasticized tube; and
- a plurality of foam pieces disposed within said elasticized tube, wherein said foam assembly is fitted within an RC tire.
2. The system according to claim 1 wherein said plurality of foam pieces are memory foam pieces.
3. The system according to claim 1 further comprising at least one weight assembly disposed on an exposed side of said hard foam assembly wherein said weight assembly has a plurality of round weights disposed thereon.
4. The system according to claim 1 further comprising at least one weight assembly disposed on an inside portion of said RC tire wherein said weight assembly has a plurality of round weights disposed thereon.
5. A custom RC tire kit to improve radio control vehicle tire performance comprising:
- a hard foam assembly;
- said hard foam assembly having a hard foam layer and at least one adhesive layer disposed on said hard foam layer;
- a foam assembly;
- said foam assembly having an elasticized tube;
- a plurality of foam pieces adapted to fit within said elasticized tube;
- a weight assembly;
- said weight assembly having a plurality of round weights disposed thereon; and
- an instruction set for providing user directions for customizing the performance of RC tires.
6. The system according to claim 1 wherein said elasticized tube is a mesh tube.
7. A method to improve radio control vehicle tire performance comprising the steps of: hard foam;
- obtaining a custom RC tire kit,
- said custom RC tire kit comprising; a hard foam assembly, said hard foam assembly having a hard foam layer and at least one adhesive layer disposed on said hard foam layer, a foam assembly, said foam assembly having an elasticized tube, a plurality of foam pieces adapted to fit within said elasticized tube, a weight assembly; said weight assembly having a plurality of round weights disposed thereon; and
- trimming said hard foam assembly to fit around an RC tire,
- trimming said weight assembly to fit around an inside diameter of said RC tire or an outside diameter of said hard foam assembly;
- filling said foam assembly with said plurality of foam pieces until a selected stiffness is achieved;
- attaching said hard foam assembly to said RC wheel;
- attaching said weight assembly to either said inside diameter of said RC tire or to said outside diameter of said hard foam assembly;
- inserting said foam assembly into said RC tire; and
- installing a rim onto said RC wheel.
8. The method according to claim 7 wherein said elasticized tube is a mesh tube.
Type: Application
Filed: Oct 20, 2022
Publication Date: Apr 25, 2024
Inventor: Prescott PAYNE (Greene, IA)
Application Number: 17/971,056