Light-reflective wheel rim
US6517166B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 7, 2002 |
| Grant date | Feb 11, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 7, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/24868
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A wheel rim includes a transparent adhesive layer provided on the surface of the wheel rim, a light-reflective particle layer which is substantially free of any superimposed or overlapping particles and which is formed by spreading solely and uniformly dry light-reflective particles on the transparent adhesive layer and contacting directly the particles with the transparent adhesive layer, the particles having dimensions larger than the thickness of the transparent adhesive layer so that some of the dry light-reflective particles which do not contact the transparent adhesive layer can be allowed to fall off the transparent adhesive layer by gravity, and a transparent protective layer provided on the light-reflective particle layer.
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