Land vehicles: wheels and axles – Wheel – With wheel cover
Patent
1985-09-23
1987-04-21
Reeves, Robert B.
Land vehicles: wheels and axles
Wheel
With wheel cover
301 37R, 301 37CM, B60B 700
Patent
active
046591486
ABSTRACT:
A composite styled wheel including a metallic disc and rim adapted to receive a tire thereon, and a plastic ornamental overlay comprising a body of an elastomer material permanently adhesively affixed to said disc and rim and exposed to view from the outboard side of said wheel. The disc has a central aperture and wheel bolt holes therein and a retainer is secured to the outboard face of the disc and has a wall encircling the disc holes which separates the overlay material from the bolt circle area of the disc. The overlay material engulfs the retainer wall and thereby hides the retainer from view and assists in securement thereof to the disc. The overlay is cast and cured against the disc with the retainer pre-secured thereto. The disc outboard surface is provided with nubbins for snap-in retention of the retainer on the disc. Hollow shield members may be inserted individually into retainer apertures and each associated disc bolt hole to prevent water collection in the interior space of the retainer. The retainer may have an interior wall configuration to provide water drainage from the interior space of the retainer. An improved method of making the improved composite styled wheel is also described.
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Motor Wheel Corporation
Reeves Robert B.
Stormer Russell D.
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