Vehicle wheel assembly for a toy vehicle
US4043603A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 1, 1976 |
| Grant date | Aug 23, 1977 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 1, 1996 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T152/10369
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A vehicle wheel assembly for a toy vehicle including a substantially hollow tire portion including two structurally identical mating shells made of a relatively rigid plastic material, such as, polypropylene, polyethylene, or polystyrene, wherein the shells are mated along the centerline of the tire portion, a wheel portion for receiving the tire portion, and a retainer lip extending radially inwardly from each of the mating shells to frictionally engage the wheel portion and retain the shells in mating engagement on the wheel portion.
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