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US 5,031,966 AGranted
Wheel cover
OwnerDouglas L. Oakeyinventor
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Abstract
A combination steel and aluminum wheel comprises a roll-formed steel rim, a stamped steel spider, a cast aluminum element disposed in spaced relation to the axially outer face of the wheel, and a structural adhesive disposed between the aluminum element and both the spider and the rim of the wheel.
Claims2
A combination steel and aluminum vehicle wheel comprising
- a steel spider,
- a steel rim, welded to said spider
- a relatively thick cast aluminum structural element disposed on an axially outer face of the wheel in spaced relation thereto, and
- a structural adhesive disposed between both the spider and the rim of the wheel and said element whereby said element functions to support said spider and rim against radial deformation.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.