Vehicle wheel including antirotation plate

A vehicle wheel comprising:

• a first annular component;
• a second annular component configured to be separable from the first annular component and mechanically connected to and aligned with the first annular component about an axis of rotation of the vehicle wheel;
• a first plate having a rectangular shape and defining rounded corners;
• a second plate;
• a first strap configured to fix the first plate relative to the first and second annular components;
• and
• a second strap configured to fix the second plate relative to the first and second annular components,
• wherein when the first and second annular components are mechanically connected, the first and second annular components are configured to receive a tire and define a first recess and a second recess along an annular surface of the first and second annular components, the first recess being configured to receive the first plate, and the second recess being configured to receive the second plate,
• wherein when the first plate is received in the first recess, the first plate inhibits relative rotation between the first annular component and the second annular component about the axis of rotation of the vehicle wheel,
• when the second plate is received in the second recess, the second plate inhibits relative rotation between the first annular component and the second annular component about the axis of rotation of the vehicle wheel,
• wherein the first strap is configured to hold the first plate in the first recess, and
• wherein the second strap is configured to hold the second plate in the second recess.

A method of assembling a vehicle wheel, the method comprising:

• introducing a plate in a recess defined by first and second annular components, wherein the recess comprises a base surface on which the plate is configured to be positioned, the second annular component being configured to be separable from the first annular component and mechanically connected to and aligned with the first annular component about an axis of rotation of the vehicle wheel;
• and
• positioning a strap across the recess to hold the plate in the recess, wherein when the plate is received in the recess and the strap extends across the recess, the plate being positioned between the strap and the base surface of the recess,
• wherein when the first and second annular components are mechanically connected, the first and second annular components are configured to receive a tire and define the recess along an annular surface, and
• wherein when the plate is received in the recess, the plate inhibits relative rotation between the first annular component and the second annular component about the axis of rotation of the vehicle wheel.