| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 301900100 | Detachable wheel section | 51 |
| 20100164275 | MULTI-PIECE RIM AND ITS ATTACHING/REMOVING METHOD - It is an object of the present invention to provide a multi-piece rim which does not need much labor for supporting, and does not increase the number of components to be managed and the number of needed tasks. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20110221262 | Runflat System with Interconnected Sectors - This improved runflat system is formed from a plurality of arcuate sectors, each of said sectors being linked to at least one other sector such that the sectors form a substantially continuous ring around the wheel. The sectors are preferably provided with and joined by integral overlapping and interlocking connector parts positioned at the ends of each sector. No tools or other extraneous hardware is required to join the sectors together and the structure of the connector parts in some embodiments allows rotation around an interconnection rotational axis, such that each sector can be rotated around said interconnection rotation axis with respect to an adjacent sector. In addition, in various optional embodiments, the invention includes connection means that allow rotation between sectors, latching means for holding sectors together, and structure(s) that help to eliminate frictional heating (and concomitant system failure) between the runflat sectors and the tire by making the runflat sectors freely rotating with respect to the tire and/or by providing compensators between sectors and tire that likewise serve to reduce friction and heating. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20130207447 | SAFETY DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE WHEEL - A safety device ( | 08-15-2013 |
| 20140306509 | Auxiliary wheel apparatus for vehicles - The present invention discloses an auxiliary wheel apparatus for a vehicle that comprises an auxiliary wheel that facilitates connection of a plurality of user configured means thereto. The user configured means gives an early indication of an under inflated or deflated state of the vehicle wheel to a remote observer. The auxiliary wheel contacts and rotates on a ground by facilitating support in the under inflated or deflated state of the vehicle wheel. The auxiliary wheel facilitates the vehicle to be driven at a reduced speed without limitation in the under inflated or deflated state of vehicle wheel. | 10-16-2014 |
| 20150354103 | FIBER STRUCTURE FOR AN AXISYMMETRIC COMPONENT MADE OF COMPOSITE MATERIAL WITH A VARYING DIAMETER, AND COMPONENT COMPRISING SAME - A single-piece woven fiber structure for fabricating an axisymmetric part of varying diameter made out of composite material, the fiber structure having a portion of frustoconical shape with a large diameter and a small diameter, the ratio between the large diameter and the small diameter being not less than 2. The fiber structure is formed by winding layers of warp and weft yarns that are woven on a mandrel having a profile that is defined as a function of the profile of the part to be fabricated with warp yarn take-up. For each layer of yarns, the weft yarns are angularly distributed on a single diameter in a zone of the large diameter of the portion of frustoconical shape and on at least two different diameters in a zone of the small diameter of the portion of frustoconical shape in order to form at least two superposed plies of weft yarns. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20150367678 | Container Wheel System - An improved wheel system that can be connected to existing wheels of a container to provide additional stability and/or ease of use during the movement of the container. | 12-24-2015 |
| 301900200 | With provision to permit positioning of rim laterally of hub | 1 |
| 20150076895 | Wheel - A wheel comprising a rim portion and a centre portion for supporting the rim portion, wherein the rim portion is adapted to allow attachment of the centre portion to the rim at a selected position of a plurality of available positions. In one arrangement the available positions are disposed in a direction parallel to the axis of rotation of the wheel. There is also provided the rim and the centre portion and a method for constructing the wheel. | 03-19-2015 |
| 301100100 | Demountable rim | 30 |
| 20090152935 | System for Locking a Mounting Ring on a Vehicle Hub - A locking system for a ring for mounting on a hub of a vehicle, the mounting ring being intended to receive a bead of a tire in an assembly for mounting the tire on the hub of a vehicle. The locking system comprises a locking ring and a polymeric insert. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20150076896 | TWO-PART WHEEL - While specific embodiments of the invention have been shown and described in detail to illustrate the application of the principles of the invention, it will be understood that the invention may be embodied otherwise without departing from such principles. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150298498 | Protector Shield for A Sidewall Of A Motor Vehicle Tire, And A Wheel Assembly For Such A Vehicle Incorporating It - The present invention relates to a protector shield for at least one sidewall of a motor vehicle tire, and to a wheel assembly for a motor vehicle incorporating this protector shield. The invention particularly but non exclusively concerns the fire protection against flames and/or said flammable substances, such as oil or Molotov cocktails, as well as a high solvent and/or acid resistance, especially in hostile environments. A protector shield of the invention is in a form of a curved ring designed to be mounted on a wheel rim receiving said tire and, according to the invention, the shield includes a fire protection part which defines an outer convex face of said shield and which comprises a cross-linked rubber composition which particularly exhibits flame retardant and heat resistance properties for imparting to said tire an improved fire protection against flames and/or flammable substances. | 10-22-2015 |
| 301110100 | Rim-securing means | 19 |
| 20090295218 | Take apart vehicle wheel assembly - A take apart vehicle wheel assembly includes at least a first, a second and a third wheel part operatively connected together to form the take apart vehicle wheel assembly. A first one of the first, second and third wheel parts is provided with a plurality of first stud receiving holes spaced circumferentially therearound in a first unevenly spaced circumferential pattern such that each of the first stud receiving holes is spaced apart from a next adjacent first stud receiving hole by a different angular spacing. A second one of the first, second and third wheel parts is provided with a plurality of second stud receiving holes spaced circumferentially therearound in unevenly spaced circumferential pattern which corresponds to the first unevenly spaced circumferential pattern of the first stud receiving holes to enable stud bolts and nuts to be used to releasably connect the first one and the second one of the first, second and third wheel parts together. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20100289321 | TAKE APART VEHICLE WHEEL ASSEMBLY - A take apart vehicle wheel assembly includes at least a first, a second and a third wheel part operatively connected together to form the take apart vehicle wheel assembly. A first one of the first, second and third wheel parts is provided with a plurality of first stud receiving holes spaced circumferentially therearound in a first unevenly spaced circumferential pattern such that each of the first stud receiving holes is spaced apart from a next adjacent first stud receiving hole by a different angular spacing. A second one of the first, second and third wheel parts is provided with a plurality of second stud receiving holes spaced circumferentially therearound in unevenly spaced circumferential pattern which corresponds to the first unevenly spaced circumferential pattern of the first stud receiving holes to enable stud bolts and nuts to be used to releasably connect the first one and the second one of the first, second and third wheel parts together. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20140062165 | NON-MOTORIZED VEHICLE WHEEL REPLACEMENT TREADS AND METHODS - A wheel for a non-motorized vehicle (e.g., a shopping cart) can include a housing assembly and a tread assembly. The housing assembly can be configured to sealingly house electronics or other components. The tread assembly can removably mate with the housing assembly such that the electronics or other components remain closed and/or sealed within the housing assembly when the tread assembly is mated or unmated with the housing assembly. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140084670 | Safety Wheel and Tire Assembly - A metal safety wheel has a center disk and an outer, perimeter flange with a solid rubber tire mounted thereon. The wheel and tire assembly has an outside diameter slightly less than that of a conventional pneumatic wheel and tire assembly with which it may be co-mounted on a vehicle's axle. If the pneumatic tire deflates due to a puncture or blowout, the solid tire and wheel assembly will support the axle on which it is mounted with a loss in height of only half the difference in the tires' outside diameters. The vehicle may, therefore, be driven safely at reduced speed without loss of control. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140246895 | WHEEL - The invention relates to a wheel ( | 09-04-2014 |
| 20140368025 | Variable Track Wheel - A variable track wheel ( | 12-18-2014 |
| 20150069819 | WHEEL HUB, IN PARTICULAR AN AIRCRAFT WHEEL HUB - Wheel hub and method for forming a wheel hub. Wheel hub includes a rim having a circumferential surface with axial ends, and one rim flange being arranged at each axial end of the circumferential surface. The rim includes a fiber-reinforced plastic as a main component and each of the rim flanges is releasably connectable to the rim. | 03-12-2015 |
| 20150352897 | VEHICLE WHEEL - The invention is directed to a vehicle wheel ( | 12-10-2015 |
| 20160114623 | WHEEL ASSEMBLY FOR AN AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT AND METHOD OF FORMING SAME - A wheel assembly for an agricultural implement and method of forming the agricultural wheel assembly includes a tire body, an annular ring, and a hub. The tire body has an inner wall and an outer wall collectively defining an annular pocket therebetween. The inner wall defines a central, axial hole through the tire body and has a circumferential slot extending therethrough. The annular ring is positioned within the circumferential slot and secured to the tire body such that the annular ring projects radially inward through the circumferential slot to the axial hole. As such, the annular ring is configured to operatively engage the hub such that the tire body mounts to the hub. | 04-28-2016 |
| 301110300 | With spacer between rim and wheel body | 2 |
| 20090026830 | Elastic wheel and method of manufacturing the same - An elastic wheel comprises a rim for mounting a tire, a disk to be fixed to an axle, and a connecting apparatus for connecting elastically between the rim and disk, the apparatus comprising a pair of axially spaced internal flanges each provided on an inner circumference side of the rim and extending circumferentially, an external flange provided on a radially outer portion of the disk, the external flange disposed in a space between the internal flanges with an axial gap on its both sides and extending circumferentially, a pair of rubber dampers each disposed in the axial gap and connecting between the internal and external flanges, wherein each internal flange is provided on its axially inner side with a first groove, the external flange is provided on its both sides with a second groove so as to face each first groove, axial ends of each damper are inserted into the first and second grooves, and a radial gap is provided between the external flange and the inner circumference side of the rim in the space. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090026831 | Modular and variable offset adjustment for multi-piece wheels and method of universal replacement of center discs for multi-piece wheels - An adapter ring for an auto wheel system includes a flat annular ring having a transverse center axis and circumferential holes positioned radially off of a virtual annular center circumference of the ring in a direction of a transverse center axis. The ring is used in a system including a wheel system having an auto wheel barrel including an inner annular flange located at an axial offset outward of a radial centerline of the barrel, the flange having a circumferential multiplicity of threaded axial recesses. Upon the inner annular flange, an annular adapter ring is proportioned for flush orientation upon the flange and circumferentially against an inner surface of an interior diameter of the barrel immediately above the flange, the ring including circumferential holes. Located conformally to the recesses of the annular flange of the barrel is a selectable center disc proportioned for complemental placement within an outer end of the barrel upon the adapter ring, the disc including an annular inner interface for engagement against an outer surface of the adapter ring, the interface including an annular axially inward projection for press-fittable contact against an interior diameter of the adapter ring, the center disc having its circumferential threaded holes conformal in position to the holes of the ring and the recesses of the barrel annular flange. Also, included are and bolts having threadings complemental to that of the holes and recesses, the bolts threadable into the flange recesses to effect a secure fastening of the disc, adapter ring and flange together. | 01-29-2009 |
| 301120100 | Spoke secured | 1 |
| 20150061353 | SPOKE REORIENTABLE FOLDABLE WHEEL - A wheel assembly includes a hub assembly having first connecting units; spokes selectively and pivotally connected to the first connecting units of the hub assembly; at least one holding member on a peripheral surface of the hub assembly and capable of selectively securing the spokes; and a rim composed of frames and removably connected to the spokes. | 03-05-2015 |
| 301130100 | Plural rims | 3 |
| 301130200 | Dual rims | 3 |
| 20100052409 | TRANSPORTATION VEHICLE - An outside diameter of a rim spacer of a vehicle wheel is formed with an equal outside diameter dimension to those of fringe portions and of an outer rim making it possible to prevent a step from being produced between the fringe portion of the outer rim and the rim spacer. An abutment portion of an inner rim has an outside diameter formed with an equivalent diameter to the outside diameter of the rim spacer to prevent a step from being produced therebetween. This prevents an inner tire from being inclined diagonally between the inner rim and the rim spacer and also prevents a bead seat band and the like of the inner tire from being caught between the outer rim and the rim spacer. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20120062020 | WHEEL MOUNTING ASSEMBLY - A wheel assembly includes: (a) a hub adapted to be mounted for rotation about an axis and defining a housing for enclosing a gear set, the hub having a generally cylindrical outer surface; (b) a ring surrounding the outer surface of the hub; and (c) a generally cylindrical rim surrounding at least a portion of the hub, the rim adapted to carry a tire and having a radially inwardly extending mounting flange. The mounting flange is fastened to the ring. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20150008722 | Wheel Spacer - A wheel spacer for dual wheels that allows for larger tires to be mounted to the dual-wheel assembly of a motor vehicle. The wheel spacer has a main body surrounding a central aperture. A plurality of attachment apertures are located along the main body and a plurality of threaded bolts extent from the main body's front surface. | 01-08-2015 |
| 301014000 | Securing and removing means | 1 |
| 20100013293 | ENERGY EFFICIENT WHEEL SYSTEM - A vehicle wheel assembly and a method of making the wheel assembly. In one embodiment, a wheel assembly may include a rim, a hoop member, and a resilient member. The hoop member may be disposed around the rim and spaced apart from the rim. The resilient member may be disposed around the hoop member, and portions of the resilient member may protrude through openings in the hoop member toward the rim. A tying member may tie each protruding portion to the rim, and the tying members may remain in tension while the wheel assembly is unloaded. In other embodiments, the wheel assembly may also include a second hoop member, or a traction layer, or both. | 01-21-2010 |
| 301017000 | Bayonet joint | 1 |
| 20140110992 | WHEEL AND TIRE ASSEMBLY - A wheel assembly includes a rigid wheel and an airless flexible tire with certain performance characteristics of a pneumatic tire. The rigid wheel includes a central portion and a plurality of circumferentially spaced mounting elements removably attached to a radially outer margin of the central portion. The tire is mounted on the wheel and engages the mounting elements such that portions of the tire not engaging the mounting elements are separated radially from the wheel by a space. The tire is configured such that portions of the tire not engaging the mounting elements flex inwardly toward the wheel when subject to ground engaging pressure, thereby minimizing ground penetration and soil disruption. The tire may include one or more tension elements embedded in the tire to increase the tire's strength and resilience. | 04-24-2014 |
| 301023000 | Removable side ring | 1 |
| 20130147255 | VEHICLE WHEEL - The present invention provides a racing wheel with an improved beadlock to securely capture the bead of an attached tire, a decreased rotational movement of inertia, a stiffer inner and outer radial deflection of the inner and outer rings, a stiffer bearing load, a reduced lateral radial and/or combined run-out, a reduced number of leak paths and/or a reduction in the wheel weight. | 06-13-2013 |
| 301290200 | Circumferentially divided rim | 1 |
| 20100225156 | Wheel having inner bead-lock - The present invention provides a vehicle wheel system having an interior wheel half, an exterior wheel half and an integral centering element which are concentrically aligned with each other, where the centering element has a bead lock for securing a bead of a tire to enable vehicle operation during a flat tire. For a heavier, military vehicle wheel system, a varied centering element is used in conjunction with segmented inner tire system to further strengthen the deflated tire. | 09-09-2010 |
| 301030000 | Transversely divided | 2 |
| 301031000 | Plural sections | 1 |
| 20130026813 | Segmented Tire Apparatus - A Segmented Tire Apparatus for improving the reliability and performance of irrigation systems. The Segmented Tire Apparatus includes a plurality of arcuate tire segments coupleable end to end to form a circular tire. Each of the arcuate tire segments has a plurality of treads which may be radial, transverse, or semi-transverse. Additionally the apparatus may be filled with a closed cell foam to provide stability and rigidity while inhibiting water from collecting on the inside of the tire. | 01-31-2013 |
| 301033000 | With end-aligning means | 1 |
| 20100270852 | Wheel Rim - A wheel rim includes an annular rim body having a horizontally disposed rim axis. The rim body includes an annular base wall and opposite annular side walls extending from the annular base wall. Each annular side wall includes a reinforcing segment connected to the annular base wall, and a tire coupling segment extending from the reinforcing segment. The tire coupling segments of the annular side walls cooperatively define a tire retaining space. Each reinforcing segment has an inner wall portion, an outer wall portion disposed at a radially outer side of the inner wall portion and cooperating with the inner wall portion to define an annular chamber, and at least one connecting wall portion disposed in the annular chamber, and cooperating with the inner and outer wall portions to form at least one H-shaped wall structure and to configure the annular chamber into at least two annular holes. | 10-28-2010 |
| 301350100 | Circumferentially divided rim | 5 |
| 20170232787 | NON-PNEUMATIC TIRE | 08-17-2017 |
| 301350300 | Rim secctions held together by transversely divided locking ring | 2 |
| 20090039697 | Locking Ring in an Assembly for Mounting a Tire on a Vehicle Hub - A locking ring for a ring for mounting on a hub of a vehicle, the mounting ring being intended to receive a bead of a tire in an assembly for mounting the tire on the hub of a vehicle. The locking ring comprises a polymeric envelope and an incompressible reinforcing element, the two elements being separable. | 02-12-2009 |
| 20120313423 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A WHEEL LOCK RING ASSEMBLY - Systems and methods disclosed herein may be useful for use in a lock ring assembly. In this regard, a lock ring assembly is provided comprising a wheel base having a side rim disposed about a circumference of the wheel base, an ID lock ring and an OD lock ring disposed within a gap between the wheel base and the side rim. The ID lock ring has two surface contacts with the wheel base and one surface contact with the side rim. The OD lock ring has two surface contacts with the side rim and one surface contact with the wheel base. In various embodiments, the ID lock ring and the OD lock ring are in contact. | 12-13-2012 |
| 20090039697 | Locking Ring in an Assembly for Mounting a Tire on a Vehicle Hub - A locking ring for a ring for mounting on a hub of a vehicle, the mounting ring being intended to receive a bead of a tire in an assembly for mounting the tire on the hub of a vehicle. The locking ring comprises a polymeric envelope and an incompressible reinforcing element, the two elements being separable. | 02-12-2009 |
| 20120313423 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A WHEEL LOCK RING ASSEMBLY - Systems and methods disclosed herein may be useful for use in a lock ring assembly. In this regard, a lock ring assembly is provided comprising a wheel base having a side rim disposed about a circumference of the wheel base, an ID lock ring and an OD lock ring disposed within a gap between the wheel base and the side rim. The ID lock ring has two surface contacts with the wheel base and one surface contact with the side rim. The OD lock ring has two surface contacts with the side rim and one surface contact with the wheel base. In various embodiments, the ID lock ring and the OD lock ring are in contact. | 12-13-2012 |
| 301350300 | Rim sections held together by transversely divided locking ring | 2 |
| 20090039697 | Locking Ring in an Assembly for Mounting a Tire on a Vehicle Hub - A locking ring for a ring for mounting on a hub of a vehicle, the mounting ring being intended to receive a bead of a tire in an assembly for mounting the tire on the hub of a vehicle. The locking ring comprises a polymeric envelope and an incompressible reinforcing element, the two elements being separable. | 02-12-2009 |
| 20120313423 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A WHEEL LOCK RING ASSEMBLY - Systems and methods disclosed herein may be useful for use in a lock ring assembly. In this regard, a lock ring assembly is provided comprising a wheel base having a side rim disposed about a circumference of the wheel base, an ID lock ring and an OD lock ring disposed within a gap between the wheel base and the side rim. The ID lock ring has two surface contacts with the wheel base and one surface contact with the side rim. The OD lock ring has two surface contacts with the side rim and one surface contact with the wheel base. In various embodiments, the ID lock ring and the OD lock ring are in contact. | 12-13-2012 |
| 20090039697 | Locking Ring in an Assembly for Mounting a Tire on a Vehicle Hub - A locking ring for a ring for mounting on a hub of a vehicle, the mounting ring being intended to receive a bead of a tire in an assembly for mounting the tire on the hub of a vehicle. The locking ring comprises a polymeric envelope and an incompressible reinforcing element, the two elements being separable. | 02-12-2009 |
| 20120313423 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A WHEEL LOCK RING ASSEMBLY - Systems and methods disclosed herein may be useful for use in a lock ring assembly. In this regard, a lock ring assembly is provided comprising a wheel base having a side rim disposed about a circumference of the wheel base, an ID lock ring and an OD lock ring disposed within a gap between the wheel base and the side rim. The ID lock ring has two surface contacts with the wheel base and one surface contact with the side rim. The OD lock ring has two surface contacts with the side rim and one surface contact with the wheel base. In various embodiments, the ID lock ring and the OD lock ring are in contact. | 12-13-2012 |
| 301350510 | Including means to prevent relative rotation between rim and wheel body | 1 |
| 20130076104 | NON-MOTORIZED VEHICLE WHEEL REPLACEMENT TREADS AND METHODS - A wheel for a non-motorized vehicle (e.g., a shopping cart) can include a housing assembly and a tread assembly. The housing assembly can be configured to sealingly house electronics or other components. The tread assembly can removably mate with the housing assembly such that the electronics or other components remain closed and/or sealed within the housing assembly when the tread assembly is mated or unmated with the housing assembly. | 03-28-2013 |
| 301350621 | Disc wheel bolted to hub | 4 |
| 20100026081 | Hub wheel, hub unit, and method of working hub wheel - Bolt holes | 02-04-2010 |
| 20160016427 | Arrangement for Fastening a Wheel Disc Made of Fiber Composite Material to a Wheel Hub - A wheel for a motor vehicle, has a rim intended to receive a tire and a wheel disc made of fiber composite material joined to the rim, as well as an arrangement including screws or nuts for fastening the wheel disc to a wheel hub, for which purpose the wheel disc has axially directed openings for the passage of the screws or threaded bolts for screwing onto the nuts. The arrangement includes, for each opening of the wheel disc, an insulating body, a bush and a washer, each having a central opening, which surround the opening of the wheel disc in a U-shape, wherein the bush rests as a frame at an inner circumference of the opening, and the insulating body and the washer, resting against the frame and against the wheel disc in each case on one side of the wheel, at least partially cover the wheel disc in the radial direction. The insulating body is directed towards the wheel inside and the washer is directed towards the wheel outside. The insulating body can consist at least partially of ceramic material. | 01-21-2016 |
| 301350630 | By central nut | 2 |
| 20090160241 | SYSTEM FOR ATTACHING A WHEEL TO A MOTOR VEHICLE - A system for attaching a wheel to a motor vehicle, having a wheel hub which bears on a drive shaft stub of the motor vehicle and to which the wheel to be attached is attached by way of a central fastening element. The central fastening element is embodied as a fastening bolt, which on one section has an external thread, by way of which said bolt is screwed to an internal thread of a wheel hub stub of the wheel hub, a slotted cone interacting with the fastening bolt in such a way that when attaching the fastening bolt to the wheel hub the slotted cone can be pressed against the wheel. The slotted cone here being braced on an outer face of the wheel hub stub and entering into a frictional connection with the wheel hub stub. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20130020855 | DEVICE FOR SECURING A WHEEL NUT ON A WHEEL HUB OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A device for securing a wheel nut on a wheel hub of a motor vehicle, in particular a wheel nut of a center lock on a motor vehicle wheel, wherein the device is designed in the manner of a securing cover, and wherein the securing cover has a cylindrical flange region, which rests at least over a certain area on the end of the hollow axle stub, and a cylindrical extension, which extends from the flange region in the direction of the axle stub, is provided with an external thread and interacts with an internal thread arranged in the hollow axle stub of the wheel hub. | 01-24-2013 |
| 301350623 | Lug nut | 3 |
| 20130088069 | Nut Sensing Devices - A safety device configured to provide an indication of potential issues associated with a retention nut via a nut cap movably attached to a base. The nut cap(s) can have an electronic sensor configured to acquire and store digital data associated with a corresponding nut. Nut cap(s) can be coupled with a nut rotation indicator configured to provide an indication of a rotation of a corresponding nut. | 04-11-2013 |
| 20140077582 | WHEEL SECURITY LOCK - A wheel lock for a vehicle wheel of the type comprising a body having a central attachment flange and studs passing through it. A security plate has a front side and a rear side; the rear side has a plurality of first circumferentially spaced-apart openings arranged to receive wheel studs; each of the first circumferentially spaced-apart openings is sized to receive a lug nut threaded on a wheel stud. There is at least one second opening where the second opening also sized to receive a wheel stud. The front side has a cover over the first circumferentially spaced-apart openings preventing access to lug nuts threaded on corresponding wheel studs. The front side has a receptacle concentric with the second opening for receiving a lock lug. The lock lug has a threaded hole for engaging a wheel stud and a key recess for engagement with a corresponding key lug. | 03-20-2014 |
| 301350624 | Lug nut retention means | 1 |
| 20090167074 | SAFETY DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE WHEEL - A safety device ( | 07-02-2009 |
| 301350627 | Centering means | 1 |
| 20160046146 | Track Widening System for Motor Vehicles - The invention relates to a track widening system for motor vehicles, having at least one track widening disc and at least one centering ring which is inserted into a central opening of the track widening disc, wherein the centering ring has at least one first catch device which is arranged at the free end of a resilient arm and wherein the track widening disc has a corresponding second catch device. The centering ring may comprise plastic, and may be fiber-reinforced. One or more centering rings may have different colors. | 02-18-2016 |
| 301350628 | Dual wheel coupling | 4 |
| 20130234496 | Planter dual wheel mounting device - A device for mounting an additional wheel on an agricultural planter to provide a dual wheel assembly. Said device comprising a generally cylindrical member with radially projecting flanged portions at each end thereof, a plurality of apertures extending through the flanged portion at one end of said cylindrical member and positioned to receive the wheel mounting studs of a planter's wheel hub, and a plurality of externally threaded shafts projecting outwardly from the flanged portion at the opposite end of said cylindrical member and positioned to mate with the mounting apertures of the auxiliary planter wheel being added. | 09-12-2013 |
| 20140117746 | Multi-diameter tire and wheel assembly for improved vehicle mileage with passive transfer between tire diameters - The invention is a three tire and rim wheel assembly called the TTAssembly. The assembly consists of a large diameter center wheel with two identical smaller diameter wheels on the inboard and outboard sides respectively. The TTAssembly replaces the standard rim/tire assemblies on a vehicle, one for each hub. This maximizes gas mileage and the safety requirements of the vehicle. It also reduces maintenance costs and eliminates the need for a spare tire. | 05-01-2014 |
| 20150123453 | ADAPTER FOR DUAL-WHEEL VEHICLE - A kit for a dual wheel assembly for a vehicle is provided having a drive shaft adapter with an outwardly projecting extension attachable to an inner wheel by a flange and a drive shaft coupler having an outwardly projecting receiver attachable to an outer wheel with a flange, whereby drive shaft extension and receiver are telescopically engageable over a range of distances, which allows the inner wheel and outer wheel to be mounted with the tires abutting or the tires spaced apart by incorporating a spacer element into the assembly. | 05-07-2015 |
| 20150352895 | ADAPTER FOR MOUNTING LARGER DIAMETER RIMS - A dual wheel adapter assembly for mounting dual wheel rims to a wheel hub is provided. The dual wheel adapter assembly may include a hollow cylindrical adapter, including a central bore defined by an inner surface of the adapter, a first contact surface, and a second contact surface. The dual wheel adapter assembly may also include an inboard wheel rim configured to support a tire, an outboard wheel rim configured to support a tire, and a wedge clamp configured to be coupled to the hub. The first contact surface may abut the hub and the wedge clamp may apply a compressive force to the second contact surface to couple the adapter to the hub. | 12-10-2015 |
| 301350632 | Lug bolt opening reinforcement | 2 |
| 20090096276 | Wheel hub stress reduction system - One embodiment of the present invention is directed to a wheel hub stress reduction system for retaining a wheel on a vehicle using wheel nuts. The system includes a hub moon having a mounting portion defining a plurality of holes, and a plurality of threaded connectors each received by one of the holes. A maximum tensile stress region is produced in the hub when said connector is tensioned by a wheel nut threadably engaged therewith. The maximum tensile stress region lies beyond a hub radius which bisects said one of the holes. Another embodiment of the present invention is direct it to a method of reducing stress on a wheel hub retaining a wheel on a vehicle using wheel nuts. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20130002006 | VARIABLE LUG INSERT FOR WHEEL OPENING - A wheel assembly configured for attachment to a vehicle via a plurality of wheel studs or holes, the wheel assembly including a wheel defining a plurality of wheel openings therethrough, wherein each of the wheel openings has a non-circular shape and is configured to receive a wheel stud or bolt; and a plurality of variable lug inserts, wherein one of the variable lug inserts is within each of the openings and wherein each variable lug insert comprises a body having a longitudinal cross-sectional shape generally corresponding to the non-circular shape of the wheel opening and a variable lug insert opening extending through the body. | 01-03-2013 |
