A wheel is disclosed that includes an inner hub, an outer rim, and a plurality of resilient elements that exhibit a first spring constant that is the same for all elements, and a second spring constant that is higher than the first spring constant for elements being compressed beyond a threshold deflection.

A wheel is disclosed that includes an inner hub, an outer rim, and a plurality of resilient elements that exhibit a first spring constant that is the same for all elements, and a second spring constant that is higher than the first spring constant for elements being compressed beyond a threshold deflection.

A walk-behind working tool having a frame, a power source, and a handle attached to the frame is provided. The working tool includes at least one axle operatively connected to the frame and a pair of wheel assemblies connected to the axle. The wheel assemblies include a hub, a rim, a tire, and a flexible vibration dampening assembly that operatively connects the hub and rim, wherein the dampening assembly is configured to reduce the vibration transferred between the rim and hub and through the handle to the operator. The dampening assembly includes a plurality of elastic elements having a spring constant for smoothing out movement of the frame when the working tool is guided over rough or uneven ground.

A wheel is disclosed that includes an inner hub, an outer rim, and a plurality of resilient elements that exhibit a first spring constant that is the same for all elements, and a second spring constant that is higher than the first spring constant for elements being compressed beyond a threshold deflection.

A wheel is disclosed that includes an inner hub, an outer rim, and a plurality of resilient elements that exhibit a first spring constant that is the same for all elements, and a second spring constant that is higher than the first spring constant for elements being compressed beyond a threshold deflection.

A non-pneumatic tire (11), includes: a mount body (111) that is mounted on a shaft (S); an outer cylindrical body (113) encircling the mount body from outside thereof in a radial direction of the tire; connecting members (115) arranged in a circumferential direction of the tire therebetween and connecting the mount body and the outer cylindrical body such that the mount body and the outer cylindrical body are resiliently movable relative to each other; and a cylindrical tread portion (116) encircling the outer cylindrical body from outside thereof in the radial direction of the tire. In addition, the outline of a cross-section of an outer surface (116c) of a central area (129) of the tread portion taken in a width direction of the tire is a curved line bulging outward in the radial direction of the tire, and the central area includes at least a tire equator (E).

A non-pneumatic tire (11), includes: a mount body (111) that is mounted on a shaft (S); an outer cylindrical body (113) encircling the mount body from outside thereof in a radial direction of the tire; connecting members (115) arranged in a circumferential direction of the tire therebetween and connecting the mount body and the outer cylindrical body such that the mount body and the outer cylindrical body are resiliently movable relative to each other; and a cylindrical tread portion (116) encircling the outer cylindrical body from outside thereof in the radial direction of the tire. In addition, the outline of a cross-section of an outer surface (116c) of a central area (129) of the tread portion taken in a width direction of the tire is a curved line bulging outward in the radial direction of the tire, and the central area includes at least a tire equator (E).

A non-pneumatic tire (1) includes an attachment body attached to an axle, a ring-shaped body (13) configured to surround the attachment body from the outside in a tire radial direction, a connecting member (15) configured to connect the attachment body and the ring-shaped body while allowing displacement therebetween, and a cylindrical tread member (16) installed outside the ring-shaped body, wherein an outer circumferential surface of the tread member has a plurality of curved surface sections (41) to (42) that are continuously formed in a tire width direction (H) with no step difference and formed in a shape protruding outward in the tire radial direction when seen in a cross-sectional view in the tire width direction, the plurality of curved surface sections have different radii of curvature in the tire width direction when seen in the cross-sectional view, and in the plurality of curved surface sections, and intermediate curved surface sections (42) disposed between a central curved surface section (41) disposed at a central portion in the tire width direction and shoulder curved surface sections (43) disposed outside in the tire width direction have a radius (R2) of curvature larger than radii of curvature (R1) and (R3) of the other curved surface sections when seen in the cross-sectional view.

A non-pneumatic tire (1) includes an attachment body attached to an axle, a ring-shaped body (13) configured to surround the attachment body from the outside in a tire radial direction, a connecting member (15) configured to connect the attachment body and the ring-shaped body while allowing displacement therebetween, and a cylindrical tread member (16) installed outside the ring-shaped body, wherein an outer circumferential surface of the tread member has a plurality of curved surface sections (41) to (42) that are continuously formed in a tire width direction (H) with no step difference and formed in a shape protruding outward in the tire radial direction when seen in a cross-sectional view in the tire width direction, the plurality of curved surface sections have different radii of curvature in the tire width direction when seen in the cross-sectional view, and in the plurality of curved surface sections, and intermediate curved surface sections (42) disposed between a central curved surface section (41) disposed at a central portion in the tire width direction and shoulder curved surface sections (43) disposed outside in the tire width direction have a radius (R2) of curvature larger than radii of curvature (R1) and (R3) of the other curved surface sections when seen in the cross-sectional view.

A non-pneumatic tire includes an attachment body (11) attached to an axle, a ring member (14) including an inner rim (12) fitted onto the attachment body (11) and an outer rim (13) configured to surround the inner rim (12) from the outside in a tire radial direction, and a plurality of connecting members (15) disposed between the inner rim (12) and the outer rim (13) in a tire circumferential direction and configured to connect the rims (12) and (13) to each other, wherein at least a portion of the ring member (14) and the plurality of connecting members (15) are integrally formed of a synthetic resin material having a bending modulus of elasticity obtained through a 3-point bending test pursuant to ISO 178 of more than 300 MPa and a deflection temperature under a load at 0.455 MPa obtained pursuant to ASTM D648 of 62 C. or more.