Wheel weight
AssigneeHennessy Industries, Inc.
InventorsRoger Peniche, Guido Brandt, Kevin Keefe
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Abstract
A wheel weight segment for use on a wheel including a rim, having a body with a top surface, a bottom surface, a first side and a second side disposed opposite the first side. A top lip portion with a top surface extends outwardly from the first side of the body and a bottom lip portion with a bottom surface extends outwardly from the second side of the body. The top surface of the body and the top surface of the top lip portion lie in a first plane, and the bottom surface of the body and the bottom surface of the bottom lip portion lie in a second plane.
Claims28
A wheel weight for use with a wheel including a rim, comprising:
- a first wheel weight segment including a top surface, a bottom surface, a top lip portion and a bottom lip portion, the top lip portion and the bottom lip portion extending outwardly from opposing sides of the first wheel weight segment;
- and
- a second wheel weight segment including a top surface, a bottom surface, a top lip portion and a bottom lip portion, the top lip portion and the bottom lip portion extending outwardly from opposing sides of the second wheel weight segment,
- wherein the top lip portion of the first wheel weight segment overlaps the bottom lip portion of the second wheel weight segment when the first wheel weight segment is positioned adjacent the second wheel weight segment.
A wheel weight segment for use on a wheel including a rim, comprising:
- a body having a top surface, a bottom surface, a first side and a second side disposed opposite the first side;
- a top lip portion with a top surface, the top lip portion extending outwardly from the first side of the body;
- and
- a bottom lip portion with a bottom surface, the bottom lip portion extending outwardly from the second side of the body,
- wherein the top surface of the body and the top surface of the top lip portion lie in a first plane, and the bottom surface of the body and the bottom surface of the bottom lip portion lie in a second plane.
A wheel weight segment for use on a wheel including a rim, comprising:
- a body having a top surface, a bottom surface, a first side and a second side disposed opposite the first side, the first side and the second side extending between the top surface and the bottom surface;
- an adhesive tape including an adhesive top surface and an adhesive bottom surface, the bottom surface of the body of the wheel weight segment being secured to the adhesive top surface of the adhesive tape;
- and
- a tape liner releasably secured to the adhesive bottom surface of the adhesive tape,
- wherein the tape liner includes a tab that is formed by cutting through the tape liner such that the tab can be separated from the adhesive bottom surface of the adhesive tape while the remainder of the tape liner remains releasably secured to the adhesive tape.
A method of removing a wheel weight from a rim of a wheel with a tool, comprising the steps of:
- providing a first wheel weight segment including a top surface, a bottom surface, a top lip portion and a bottom lip portion, the top lip portion and the bottom lip portion extending outwardly from opposing sides of the first wheel weight segment, the first wheel weight segment being adhesively secured to the rim such that the top lip portion of the first wheel weight segment forms a recess with the rim;
- providing a second wheel weight segment including a top surface, a bottom surface, a top lip portion and a bottom lip portion, the top lip portion and the bottom lip portion extending outwardly from opposing sides of the second wheel weight segment, the second wheel weight segment being adhesively secured to the rim such that,
- the top lip portion of the second wheel weight segment overlapping the bottom lip portion of the first wheel weight segment,
- placing a first portion of the tool in the recess formed by the top lip portion of the first wheel weight segment and the rim;
- and
- applying force on a second portion of the tool such that the second portion of the tool pivots away from the rim and applies a lifting force on the top lip portion of the first wheel weight segment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.