Hybrid wheel
OwnerFredrick Taylorinventor
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Abstract
A hybrid wheel including a functional rim, a center disc, and a wheel face insert, wherein the wheel rim and the center disc are made of a specified material, and wherein the wheel face insert is made of a dissimilar material. The wheel face insert can be secured to the center disc by at least one of screws, pins, rivets, or structural adhesive, and/or the wheel face insert can be secured to the functional rim by at least one of screws, pins, rivets, or structural adhesive.
Claims18
1-16. (canceled)
A hybrid wheel comprising a functional wheel rim, a center disc, and a wheel face insert, the functional wheel rim having a first bead rim and an opposed second bead rim, and an annular opening through the center thereof along an axial direction, the annular opening having an inner annular surface,
- the center disc configured to be positioned within the annular opening of the functional wheel rim and having an outer annular edge configured to be secured to the inner annular surface of the functional wheel rim, and
- the wheel face insert configured to be secured directly to the center disc to form the hybrid wheel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.