Fabricated wheel having a radially inwardly extending disc face
AssigneeKelsey-Hayes Company
InventorsThomas E. Heck, Joseph J. Plaza
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Abstract
A fabricated vehicle wheel wherein a separately formed mounting cup is secured to a back surface of a disc face, and wherein the disc face extends radially inwardly to substantially cover a lug mounting area formed in the mounting cup. The inwardly extending inner face portion is provided with a centrally located access aperture and a plurality of lug access apertures spaced circumferentially around the center access aperture. The lug access apertures are axially aligned with a plurality of lug receiving apertures formed in the mounting cup. A relatively small center cap is removably secured in the centrally located access aperture to provide the fabricated wheel with the appearance of a cast wheel.
Claims6
A wheel for a vehicle comprising:
- a circular rim defining an axis;
- a disc face having an outer portion secured to said rim;
- a mounting pad secured to a back face of said disc face having a centrally located pilot aperture and a plurality of lug receiving apertures circumferentially spaced around said pilot aperture and defining lug nut mounting seats;
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- said disc face including an inner portion extending radially inwardly for at least in part covering a portion of a front face of said mounting pad, said inner portion having a plurality of lug access apertures axially aligned with said lug receiving apertures formed in said mounting pad, the entire portion of said disc face which is located radially inward of said lug access apertures being axially spaced from said front face of said mounting pad.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.