Patent · US Expired

Fabricated vehicle wheel

US6655748B2 · kind B2 · utility

3Cited by
15References
51Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 31, 2002
Grant dateDec 2, 2003
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 31, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60B3/10
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

This invention relates to an improved fabricated vehicle wheel. According to one embodiment of the invention, the vehicle wheel includes a wheel rim having a plurality of holes formed therein; a wheel disc having a central mounting surface and a plurality of outwardly extending spokes, each of the spokes having at least two holes formed therein; at least one rim to disc interface area provided along each of the spokes wherein some portion of a surface of the rim and some portion of a surface of the spoke contact one another; and a fastener extending through each of the at least two holes of each of the spokes and through an associated at least two holes of the plurality of holes of the rim to secure the rim and disc together.

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