Overmolded wheel-balancing weight
US8628149B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 8, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jan 14, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 8, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16F15/324
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A plastic wheel-balancing weight adapted to be removably secured to a wheel to correct an unbalanced wheel to prevent undesired vibrations when the wheel is rotating, the plastic wheel-balancing weight comprising a wheel-securing clip sized and designed to be secured to a wheel, and a non-metallic weight assembled to the wheel-securing clip and at least partially covered with overmolding material that includes a shape adapted to substantially match the shape of the wheel when the overmolded wheel-balancing weight is removably secured to the wheel. A kit of wheel-balancing weight and a wheel comprising a wheel-balancing weight is also encompassed by the present application.
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