Adhesive vehicle wheel weight and method

Details Adhesive vehicle wheel weight and method Adhesive vehicle wheel weight and method

1979-09-14

1981-11-17

Skaggs, H. Grant

Land vehicles: wheels and axles

Wheel

Skate wheel

73470, 74573R, B60B 1300

Patent

active

043008038

ABSTRACT:
An adhesively secured balance weight for counter-balancing vehicle wheels possessing a rim flange and a protruding lip to receive the weight composed of a body having a mass of heavy metal and a length greater than the width and thickness. The body includes top and rear surfaces in which the rear surface is substantially planar for receiving an adhesive layer to adhere the weight to the rim flange. The top surface of the body is provided with an abutment surface for contact with the protruding lip and a chamfer is formed between the top and rear surface by a removal at the arris of about 0.05-0.3 inches on each surface to form a chamfer at least 0.05 times the thickness of the weight. A layer of adhesive is positioned on the rear surface of the weight to secure the weight to the rim flange.
A method for counterbalancing vehicle wheels with the rim flange and a protruding lip by determining with a conventional balancer the proper mass of the weight and the proper balancing location for the wheel which additionally includes selecting the adhesive backed wheel weight with a top abutment surface and a rear surface having an adhesive layer and a chamfer between the surfaces. The weight is positioned on the rim flange by inserting the weight with the chamfer facing between the rim flange and the protruding lip. In this position, there is formed an abutting contact between the protruding lip and the top abutment surface to prevent the dislodging of the weight. Thereafter the adhesive on the wheel weight is pressed against the rim flange to secure the rim flange and counterbalance the vehicle wheel.

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patent: 2029132 (1936-01-01), Skelton
patent: 2576724 (1951-11-01), Pouell
patent: 3177039 (1965-04-01), Skidmore
patent: 3273941 (1966-09-01), Skidmore

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