Delta wheel
AssigneeDelta Wheels, LLC
InventorsArmin Von Czarnowski, Peter Von Czarnowski, Dirk Uffelmann
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Abstract
A wheel for a vehicle comprises a rim to support a tire and a wheel disc connected to the rim and configured to engage an axle hub of a vehicle. The wheel disc comprises one or more spokes extending outwardly from a center section of the wheel disc to the rim, each spoke being formed by a substantially planar curbside spoke member and a substantially planar inside spoke member, The curbside and inside spoke members are oriented transversely to each other and to a portion of the center section lying between the curbside and inside spoke members to define a triangle. A plane of the triangle is substantially parallel to a center axis of symmetry of the disc.
Claims22
A wheel for a vehicle, the wheel comprising:
- a rim configured to receive a tire proximate to a surface defined between one or more tire bead seats of the rim, the rim including a plane that passes through a first portion of the surface, a cavity defined within the rim, and a second portion of the surface, the plane being spaced from a first end and a second opposite end of the rim;
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- a wheel disc connected to the rim, the wheel disc including a center section configured to engage an axle hub of the vehicle, the center section located in a portion of the wheel disc such that a hub contact surface of the center section is offset from the defined plane of the rim, wherein the wheel disc comprises one or more spokes extending outwardly from the center section of the wheel disc to the rim, each of the one or more spokes being formed by a curbside spoke member having a planar curbside spoke surface at the first end of the wheel and an inside spoke member having a planar inside spoke surface, wherein outer ends of the curbside and inside spoke members engage the rim and inner ends of the curbside and inside spoke members engage the center section of the wheel disc, wherein the planar curbside and inside spoke surfaces are oriented transversely to each other and to a surface portion of the center section lying between the planar curbside and inside spoke surfaces to define a triangle, and wherein a plane of the triangle is parallel to a center axis of the disc, and
- wherein the wheel is one of at least four wheels configured to be installed on the vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.