Combined aircraft tire and wheel
FIG. 1 is a view in perspective, looking at a sidewall and a partial circumferential surface of a combined aircraft tire and wheel constituting the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a side elevational thereof with the direction of wheel rotation being in the counterclockwise direction, the opposite side being a mirror image;
FIG. 3 is an enlarged end elevational view thereof, it being understood that the tread pattern is repeated throughout the circumference of the tire;
FIG. 4 is a greatly enlarged sectional view taken along the plane of 4--4 in FIG. 2 thereof with an impeller vane shown in "activated" condition; and,
FIG. 5 is a greatly enlarged sectional view taken similarly along the plane of 4--4, but with the impeller vane shown not in an "activated" condition.
| D146486 | March 1947 | Peterson |
| D283885 | May 20, 1986 | Kim |
| 2305237 | December 1942 | Carpenter |
| 2934124 | April 1960 | Mihlsten |
| 3233849 | February 1966 | Rubin |
| 3416416 | July 1985 | DEX |
| 2080217 | February 1982 | GBX |
- Aero Digest, Jan. 15, 1944, p. 22, Airplane Tire, bottom of page.
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 2, 1994
Date of Patent: Sep 3, 1996
Inventor: Colin R. Hunt (Lake Placid, Cairns, Queensland)
Primary Examiner: James M. Gandy
Attorney: James A. Wong
Application Number: 0/28,243
