Radial Bolt Secured Patents (Class 152/305)
  • Patent number: 7980282
    Abstract: A tire system that includes a cylindrical metal rim with an outer surface and a plurality of solid tire segments, each of the tire segments having at least one track that is connected to a mounting plate, the mounting plates being circumferentially positioned adjacent to the outer surface of the rim. The tire system may be employed on an off-highway earthmoving machine such as a towed or other scraping device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: John P. Moyna, David K. Kobliska