Patent · US Expired

Rubber coated wheel

US7168768B2 · kind B2 · utility

7Cited by

27References

54Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Nissan Design America, Inc. · US

Inventor

Bryan Thompson · Beverly Hills, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 18, 2003
Grant date	Jan 30, 2007
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 30, 2024

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60B7/01
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A vehicle wheel includes a central hub region and a rim coaxial with the central hub region. The rim is configured to receive a motor vehicle tire and includes an exposed annular surface visible when the tire is received on the rim. A middle region extends from the central hub region toward the rim and joins the central hub region and the rim. The wheel additionally includes a cover member configured to attach to the exposed annular surface of the rim. The cover member is configured to substantially conform to a shape of the exposed annular surface of the rim and to substantially continue a contour of the tire when the tire is received on the rim.

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