Wheel adapter

Details Wheel adapter Wheel adapter

1996-12-10

1998-07-28

Stormer, Russell D.

Land vehicles: wheels and axles

Wheel

Device for attaching wheel to axle

301 3562, B60B 2700

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057853916

ABSTRACT:
A wheel adapter for mounting a wheel on a vehicle having a plurality of wheel mounting studs arranged in a bolt circle of a given diameter on a wheel hub, the wheel having a plurality of holes arranged in a bolt circle of a diameter substantially different from the given diameter. The wheel adapter includes an adapter plate having a plurality of holes therethrough in a bolt circle. The holes are adapted to respectively receive the wheel mounting studs. The wheel adapter further includes a plurality of studs protruding from the adapter plate and arranged so as to extend through at least some of the holes in the wheel. The studs on the adapter plate are arranged in a bolt circle having a substantially different diameter than the bolt circle of holes in the adapter plate. A raised circular flange on the adapter plate is interposed between the studs and the holes.

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patent: 3834766 (1974-09-01), Thousand
patent: 4135765 (1979-01-01), Hardwicke
patent: 4585276 (1986-04-01), Tirheimer
patent: 4699431 (1987-10-01), Daberkoe

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