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Vehicle wheel and wheel cover assembly and method for producing same

Patent Number: 8465106
Publication Date: 2013-06-18
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A method for producing a vehicle wheel and wheel cover assembly comprising the steps of: (a) providing a wheel cover having an inner surface and an outer surface; (b) selectively applying at least one shot of a first adhesive material to a portion of the inner surface of the wheel cover to define a predetermined masked area; (c) providing a vehicle wheel having an outboard face; (d) positioning the wheel cover and the vehicle wheel relative to one another whereby at least one cavity is ...

System for wheel cladding affixment

Patent Number: 8459752
Publication Date: 2013-06-11
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A system for permanently securing wheel cladding to a wheel having a rim with a rim flange is provided. An annular affixment ring includes an outer periphery which seats within an undercut formed in the rim flange. A plurality of arcuate flanges extend from the inner face of the cladding and abut the inner periphery of the ring to maintain the outer periphery of the ring within the undercut. The ring includes axial apertures and the inner face of the cladding includes retention tabs having ...

Vehicle wheel disk

Patent Number: 8454100
Publication Date: 2013-06-04
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A vehicle wheel disk includes a plurality of spoke portions extending radially outwardly from a hub coupling portion with vent windows between the spokes. Each spoke includes a bottom wall and axially extending side walls, with a radially outer disk portion connecting the radially outer ends of the spokes. A connecting wall connects a pair of spoke side portions on opposite sides of the vent window in the circumferential direction of the wheel. The spoke bottom wall includes an axially ...

Wheel for vehicle

Patent Number: 8454099
Publication Date: 2013-06-04
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A wheel for vehicle comprising: a rim 2 having a drop portion; and a disk 10 formed integrally from a plate material, the rim and the disk being welded together, wherein the disk has: a hub mounting portion 10a; a plurality of spokes 10b radially extending from the hub mounting portion toward an outer periphery of the disk; and a ring-shaped disk flange 10c that is connected to the spokes through a curved-surface connecting portion R ...

Wheel for furniture roller with locking device

Patent Number: 8454098
Publication Date: 2013-06-04
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The invention relates to a wheel for a furniture roller having a locking device, having a rigid wheel core with a hub for holding an axle and having an elastic wheel casing as a running surface. According to the invention, in order to be able to realize a locking device which is effective even for small wheel diameters, an inwardly pointing toothing is provided on an outer ring of the wheel core, wherein at least one aperture is formed in the outer ring between the tooth flanks, into which ...

Solid forming quick release bicycle axel

Patent Number: 8449045
Publication Date: 2013-05-28
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The present invention teaches a novel axle apparatus for a driven bicycle hub that when used in conjunction with contemporary hubs eliminates the need for a user to become involved in any way with the cogset or chain. The axle of the apparatus is comprised of three main sub-assemblies: a non-driven side lever and shaft, a non-driven side hub insert and a driven side freewheel insert. The design of the present invention is such that it may be adapted for use with most of the contemporary ...

Bicycle rim

Patent Number: 8449044
Publication Date: 2013-05-28
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A bicycle rim is provided with an annular tire mounting part, an annular spoke mounting part and a pair of side walls. The annular tire mounting part includes an outer bridge. The annular spoke mounting part includes a plurality of spoke openings disposed at predetermined intervals along a circumferential direction of the annular spoke mounting part. The annular spoke mounting part further includes at least one recess disposed in an area between two adjacent ones of the spoke openings. The ...

Multi-piece vehicle wheel cover retention system and method for producing same

Patent Number: 8449043
Publication Date: 2013-05-28
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A method for producing a multi-piece vehicle wheel retention system comprising the steps of: (a) providing a wheel having a wheel disc defining and axis and an outboard facing wheel surface and including an outboard tire bead seat retaining flange; (b) providing a first outer wheel cover formed from a first material, the first outer wheel cover covering at least a portion of outboard tire bead seat retaining flange of the wheel disc; (c) providing a second inner wheel cover formed from a ...

Adhesive wheel balance weight and process for producing the same

Patent Number: 8449042
Publication Date: 2013-05-28
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The present invention provides an adhesive wheel balance weight capable of drastically reducing costs from those of conventional ones, and a process for producing the same. In an adhesive wheel balance weight (W) comprising a weight body (P) and an adhesive tape (T) for attaching the weight body (P) to a vehicle wheel, the weight body (P) comprises a folded weight comprising a folded metal plate piece. The folded weight of the present invention can be formed from a relatively inexpensive ...