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US 2019/0176515 A1Published application
Wheel apparatus for use with vehicles
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorRyan Buttimer
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Abstract
Wheel apparatus for use with vehicles are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a wheel for a vehicle. The wheel has a groove disposed on an annular wall adjacent a drop well and extending away from the drop well. The example apparatus also includes a ring positioned in the groove.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- a wheel for a vehicle, the wheel having a groove disposed on an annular wall adjacent a drop well and extending away from the drop well;
- and
- a ring positioned in the groove.
An apparatus comprising:
- a vehicle having a wheel rotatably coupled thereto, wherein the wheel includes an annular groove facing a drop well of the wheel;
- and
- a ring extending through the annular groove.
An apparatus comprising:
- a wheel to rotatably couple to a vehicle, the wheel having an annular groove to receive an annular body, wherein the annular groove defines a lip to retain the annular body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.