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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7393064 | Wheel hub with improved pilot construction and a method for manufacturing The present invention provides a drum or rotor wheel hub having a cast hub having a machined pilot in a flange portion and a machined pilot in a cylindrical portion, and a cast portion which separates the cylindrical pilot from the flange pilot, whereby a machined r... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7178880 | Wheel centering pin, kit and method A wheel centering pin disclosed for vehicle wheels having apertures of uniform diameter. The wheel centering pin is provided as a set of three that are threaded on three circumferentially spaced hub bolts on which a wheel is mounted to center the wheel. Nuts are thr... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7159697 | Wheel hub pilot protector A wheel hub having pilots to guide the installation of a braking device on the wheel hub, wherein the pilots are provided with guide surfaces that are made of a different material than the wheel hub. ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7134732 | Composite vehicle wheel hub and method for producing same A composite vehicle wheel hub includes an inner wheel hub portion formed from a first material and an outer wheel hub portion formed from a second material and joined to the inner wheel hub portion. A method for producing the composite vehicle wheel hub of this inve... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7111909 | Drum and wheel centering sleeve, kit and method A drum and wheel-centering sleeve disclosed for vehicle drum and wheels having apertures of uniform diameter is a set of three that are threaded on three circumferentially spaced hub bolts on which a wheel drum is mounted to center the wheel drum. The sleeve has a h... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7108333 | System for mounting tracks on a wheel of a vehicle A wheel mounting apparatus is disclosed for mounting a wheel carrying a track onto a vehicle. The wheel mounting apparatus comprises a mounting structure for mounting onto an axle of the vehicle. The mounting structure is removably mountable to the axle of the vehic... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7108332 | Vehicle wheel having a milled drain slot A vehicle wheel having a shallow drain slot milled into the inboard surface of the hub and extending from the wheel pilot hole to the edge of the hub. ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 6948246 | Method of fitting tire-and-wheel assembled body to axle Provided is a method of fitting a tire-and-wheel assembled body to an axle, which is capable of resolving imbalance in a state of fitting an assembled body including a tire and a wheel to an axle. In this fitting method, a tire is fitted to a wheel, and then core po... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6783188 | Method of fitting tire-and-wheel assembled body to axle Provided is a method of fitting a tire-and-wheel assembled body to an axle, which is capable of resolving imbalance in a state of fitting an assembled body including a tire and a wheel to an axle. In this fitting method, a tire is fitted to a wheel, and then core po... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6739674 | Fitting of a wheel onto the hub of the motor vehicle For the purpose of facilitating correct fitting of a motor vehicle wheel onto a hub (10) which froms a central axial tubular projection (11) for insertion into a central wheel hole (30), a hub assembly includes an annular cylindrical element ( | 05/25/2004 |
| 6715843 | Wheel mounting assembly and method In a hub-piloted wheel mounting assembly, relative movement between a hub and drum, which can cause a wheel and tire to become out of balance, is prevented. The hub has at least one bolt extending from it and the drum has an oversized aperture for receiving the bolt... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6070946 | Dual wheel mounting system A combination of a dual wheel for a vehicle and clamping nuts for securing this wheel to studs on a wheel hub including inner and outer wheel assemblies having respectively inner and outer metal wheels. Each wheel includes a wheel disk having a number of ... | 06/06/2000 |
| 5897171 | Apparatus and method for mounting a tire Apparatus and methods for facilitating replacement of a vehicle wheel and eliminating the frustrations associated with the alignment of lug bolts with holes in the replacement wheel. The invention may be included in new vehicles or retrofitted by the owne... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5716105 | Method and apparatus for facilitating automotive spare wheel replacement An improved method for changing automotive tires wherein a single lug bolt on each wheel is extended about 3/8 inch longer than all remaining lug bolts so that, when the extended lug bolt is aligned topmost on the wheel, the replacement wheel need only to... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5692811 | Apparatus for centering a wheel on a hub A centering apparatus for centering a detachable vehicular wheel with a central opening on a hub. The one-piece centering apparatus fits in an annular groove in the hub pilot boss. The one-piece centering apparatus may be in the shape of a ring, with bend... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5318353 | Vehicle wheel centering apparatus A motor vehicle wheel rim assembly is provided which enables use of a wheel rim, having a fixed predetermined internal bore, with various wheel hubs having centering bodies of different external diameters. An insert ring is received within the internal bo... | 06/07/1994 |
| 4699431 | Piloted wheel assembly A vehicle wheel assembly includes a wheel having a central pilot flange sized loosely with respect to a pilot boss on the wheel-carrying hub member but interferingly engageable with circumferentially spaced resiiently deflectable elements projecting from ... | 10/13/1987 |
| 4473257 | Assembly of a centrally attached wheel disk and a brake crown In accordance with the invention, a brake crown is fastened to a wheel disk in a crown attachment zone located between a major curved zone of the disk and a zone of attachment of the disk to a rim, and a central attachment comprises a cylindrical portion,... | 09/25/1984 |
| 4225191 | Quick change wheel assembly A demountable wheel assembly for a vehicle which comprises an axle-retained wheel hub and a wheel, on which a tire is mounted, which are quickly releasably connectable to, or separable from each other, even by the weak, the aged, and the handicapped. Guid... | 09/30/1980 |
