Replacement wheel and contact ring therefor
AssigneeHutchinson
InventorsDavid Machamer, Larry Rogers, Jinjun Wang
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Abstract
A replacement wheel, wheel disc or object is adapted to substantially replicate a mounting pad pattern of a wheel, wheel disc or object to be replaced. An annular arrangement of raised mounting pads provides a pattern of mounting pads proximate a circle of a given diameter to substantially replicate the mounting pad pattern of the to-be-replaced wheel disc or objects Mounting pads may be provided on an annular member having an inner diameter less than the given diameter of a circle at which the mounting pad pattern of the to-be-replaced wheel disc or object is located and having an outer diameter greater than the given diameter. Mounting pads may be provided by inserts.
Claims30
A replacement wheel disc that substantially replicates a mounting pad pattern of a wheel disc to be replaced, wherein the mounting pad pattern of the to-be-replaced wheel disc is located thereon proximate a circle of a first given diameter, said replacement wheel disc comprising:
- a wheel disc member having mounting bolt holes therein located on a mounting bolt circle of a second given diameter, said wheel disc member lacking a mounting pad pattern corresponding to the mounting pad pattern of the to-be-replaced wheel disc;
- an annular member having an inner diameter less than the first given diameter of the mounting pad pattern of the to-be-replaced wheel disc and having an outer diameter greater than the first given diameter of the mounting pad pattern of the to-be-replaced wheel disc, said annular member having a pattern of raised mounting pads located proximate a circle of the first given diameter to substantially replicate the mounting pad pattern of the to-be-replaced wheel disc;
- wherein said annular member is substantially concentrically located adjacent said wheel disc member,
- whereby the replacement wheel disc has a pattern of raised mounting pads provided by said annular member that substantially replicates the mounting pad pattern of the to-be-replaced wheel disc.
A replacement wheel disc that substantially replicates a mounting pad pattern of a wheel disc to be replaced, wherein the mounting pad pattern of the to-be-replaced wheel disc is located thereon proximate a circle of a first given diameter, said replacement wheel disc comprising:
- a wheel disc member having mounting bolt holes therein located on a mounting bolt circle of a second given diameter, said wheel disc member lacking a mounting pad pattern corresponding to the mounting pad pattern of the to-be-replaced wheel disc, said wheel disc member having a hub-facing surface;
- an annular arrangement of a pattern of raised mounting pad inserts extending from the hub-facing surface of said wheel disc member, wherein said annular arrangement of raised mounting pad inserts are located proximate a circle of the first given diameter to substantially replicate the mounting pad pattern of the to-be-replaced wheel disc;
- wherein said annular arrangement of a pattern of raised mounting pad inserts is substantially concentrically located on the hub-facing surface of said wheel disc member,
- whereby the replacement wheel disc has a pattern of raised mounting pads provided by said annular arrangement of inserts that substantially replicates the mounting pad pattern of the to-be-replaced wheel disc.
A replacement wheel contact ring for adapting a replacement wheel disc to substantially replicate a mounting pad pattern of a wheel disc to be replaced, wherein the mounting pad pattern of the to-be-replaced wheel disc is located thereon proximate a circle of given diameter, said replacement wheel contact ring comprising:
- an annular member having an inner diameter less than the given diameter of the circle at which the mounting pad pattern of the to-be-replaced wheel disc is located and having an outer diameter greater than the given diameter of the circle at which the mounting pad pattern of the to-be-replaced wheel disc is located, said annular member having a pattern of raised mounting pads located proximate a circle of the given diameter to substantially replicate the mounting pad pattern of the to-be-replaced wheel disc,
- whereby a replacement wheel disc in combination with said annular member provides a wheel disc having a pattern of raised mounting pads that substantially replicates the mounting pad pattern of the to-be-replaced wheel disc.
A replacement object that substantially replicates a mounting pad pattern of an object to be replaced, wherein the mounting pad pattern of the to-be-replaced object is located thereon proximate a circle of a first given diameter, said replacement object comprising:
- a first member having mounting holes therein located on a mounting bolt circle of a second given diameter, said first member lacking a mounting pad pattern corresponding to the mounting pad pattern of the to-be-replaced object;
- an annular member having an inner diameter less than the first given diameter of the mounting pad pattern of the to-be-replaced object and having an outer diameter greater than the first given diameter of the mounting pad pattern of the to-be-replaced object, said annular member having a pattern of raised mounting pads located proximate a circle of the first given diameter to substantially replicate the mounting pad pattern of the to-be-replaced object;
- wherein said annular member is substantially concentrically located adjacent said first member,
- whereby the replacement object has a pattern of raised mounting pads provided by said annular member that substantially replicates the mounting pad pattern of the to-be-replaced object.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.