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US 5,401,079 AGranted
Heat transfer preventing lug hole sleeve inserts for a plastic wheel
AssigneeThe Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
InventorTimothy M. Rooney
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Abstract
A plastic wheel assembly (10) is described. The wheel (10) comprises a rim (12) and a disk (14). The disk (14) has holes (16) with inserted sleeves (20). The sleeves (20) extend through the disk (14) a sufficient distance to avoid excessive heating of the plastic wheel (10) during normal use.
Claims18
A plastic wheel comprising:
- a rim;
- a disk integrally attached to the rim and extending radially inwardly from the rim, the disk having a plurality of holes with sleeves, the holes with sleeves being aligned for attachment of the wheel to a vehicle hub, the sleeves extending axially inwardly through the disk the sleeve contacting the vehicle hub upon assembly causing a spacing of the disk and rim portions of the wheel from direct contact with the hub a distance sufficient to avoid excessive heating of the plastic wheel during normal use.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.