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US 4,361,358 AGranted
Wheel disc offset attachment to wheel rim
AssigneeCragar Industries, Inc.
InventorsJoel C. Bonniwell, William A. Ocheltree
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Abstract
A wheel outer body portion interfits a rim outboard hump, and insert structure on that outer body portion attaches to the rim proximate a rim annular wall between the hump and a rim well portion. Wheel brake structure is bounded by the rim, the wheel body in part axially offset from the brake structure.
Claims13
In combination with a metallic wheel rim adapted to mount a tire, the rim having an inboard hump, a well portion, an outboard hump, an outboard bead seat portion at the outboard side of the outboard hump, and an annular wall between said well portion and said outboard hump,
- (a) a wheel body having a radially thickened annular outer portion extending about an axis defined by the body,
- (b) said body outer portion having a first annularly extending surface which faces radially outwardly and locally interfits a radially innermost crest of said outboard hump and beadseat portion at the radially inner side thereof,
- (c) generally L-shaped insert means on said body outer portion attaching to said rim proximate said annular wall thereof and proximate a bend defined by the L-shape,
- (d) said body also having a second annularly extending surface which faces generally axially and locally interfits said rim annular wall, said second surface located proximate to and radially outwardly of the bend defined by said L-shaped insert, said thickened annular portion confined at the outboard hump side of said rim annular wall,
- (e) and including wheel brake structure in a zone radially bounded by the rim outboard hump and by said thickened annular portion and insert, the wheel body axially offset from said brake structure.
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