Elastic spoke tires - video

Elastic spoke tires built by the Martin Tire company for the US Army in World War II. Each tire has three stiffened tread hoops to carry the axle’s load in tension through the rubber spokes. This design is similar to Michelin's Tweel tires.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQ05RbGa0zM


Patent:

Patent Images


Previously:

https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...150#post126075
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...930#post124831
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...476#post122654
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...797#post119021
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...180#post126273

Driver without seat belt...hmm..!!?

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Originally Posted by toma

Driver without seat belt...hmm..!!?

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Predates common use of seat belts by a large margin.

The only other information I could find about them
https://patents.google.com/patent/US2331212A/en

I wonder if they are still around somewhere in museum or in someones basement

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Originally Posted by TSiArt

I wonder if they are still around somewhere in museum or in someones basement

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Michelin have made modern day versions.