Wheel for industrial vehicle

A wheel for an industrial vehicle comprising:

• a substantially cylindrical wheel rim including opposed first and second annular edges and a rim base therebetween;
• a hub aperture having a longitudinal axis passing through the hub aperture, the longitudinal axis being parallel to the longitudinal axis of an axle to which the wheel is configured to be mounted;
• a surface extending radially outwardly from the hub aperture to the first annular edge of the wheel rim;
• and
• a back flange extending radially inwardly from the second annular edge of the wheel rim towards the longitudinal axis, the back flange having a distal end opposite the second annular edge, the back flange formed at an angle with respect to the rim base and having a free inward distal end extending towards the longitudinal axis such that the distal end of the back flange faces towards the longitudinal axis,
• wherein the surface comprises a center hub section extending radially outwardly from the hub aperture, a transition section extending radially outwardly from the center hub section, and an outer annular face section extending radially outwardly from the transition section to the first annular edge of the wheel rim, the outer annular face section positioned outwardly along said longitudinal axis towards the first annular edge from the center hub section and wherein the rim base continues from the outer annular face section at an angle (E) of 90° plus or minus 10°,
• the wheel configured for the industrial vehicle.