Wheel balancing weights, and methods and devices for using same
US10428900B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 3, 2015 |
| Grant date | Oct 1, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 3, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16F15/345
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A ballasting weight (20) having a length, width, thickness, first side, second side, top, and bottom, and a cross-sectional profile comprising a notch forming a groove (28) extending longitudinally along the length of the first side of the ballasting weight (20), wherein the groove (28) is operatively adapted so as to facilitate the automatic dispensing and/or applying of the ballasting weight (20), e.g., on the rim flange of a wheel rim adjacent to its flange lip, and a device for so dispensing and/or applying the ballasting weight.
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