Vehicle wheel rim having lateral balance plane

US7976107B2 · kind B2 · utility

Inventors

• Lance Okada · Greeley, US
• Stuart Imai · Redondo Beach, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 30, 2009
• Grant date: Jul 12, 2011
• Expiry date: May 5, 2029

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60B3/044
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A wheel rim with a circumferential area on a inner surface of the wheel rim. The circumferential area coinciding with the intersection of the inner surface with the lateral balance plane of the wheel rim, the circumferential area being visibly distinguishable from the rest of the inner surface and where the circumferential area is made visibly distinguishable from the rest of the inner surface during the manufacturing of the wheel rim.