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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7922258 | 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. On one section the central fastening element has an ... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7891743 | Locking hub cap for wheel hub assembly The present disclosure provides a locking hub cap having at least one locking feature that engages at least one locking feature on a vehicle hub assembly to prevent a spin-on nut from being removed while the locking hub cap is in place. ... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7303239 | Connection device for connecting a rim to a wheel hub Connection device (10) for connecting a rim (20) to a wheel hub (30) presenting a peripheral connecting outline (11), which is integral with a support body (31) of the wheel hub (30), and a complementary connecting outline (... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7287819 | Vehicle wheel and adapter A vehicle wheel adapter system for mounting different wheel hubs with protruding lugs, while allowing for quick assembly and disassembly can comprise a rim having a periphery for supporting a tire, a web plate for mounting on the opposed side of the rim, a plurality... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7229137 | Method and apparatus for locating an axle torque plate A trailer axle assembly includes a non-rotating axle tube that extends laterally between a pair of wheel ends. Each wheel end supports a disc brake assembly that selectively generates a braking force to slow or stop rotation of the wheel ends. The disc brake assembl... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7213890 | Wheel hub assemblies with anti-rotate feature for use with zero-radius-turning vehicle The present invention provides a hub assembly and a hub fastener anti-rotate apparatus for securing a wheel of vehicle (e.g., a zero-radius-turning lawn mower) to a vehicle drive axle. The anti-rotate apparatus may assist in preventing or substantially limiting loos... | 05/08/2007 |
| 6948782 | Wheel hub assemblies with anti-rotate feature for use with zero-radius-turning vehicle The present invention provides a hub assembly and a hub fastener anti-rotate apparatus for securing a wheel of vehicle (e.g., a zero-radius-turning lawn mower) to a vehicle drive axle. The anti-rotate apparatus may assist in preventing or substantially limiting loos... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6193320 | Play-eliminating wheel fitting A wheel assembly includes a wheel hub mounted to a wheel mount. The hub and mount include intermeshing profiles in the form of teeth for transmitting torque from the mount to the hub about a longitudinal axis. The teeth on each of the hub and mount projec... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6106076 | Single-nut light-alloy wheel assembly for an automotive vehicle In the single-nut wheel assembly (1) the mutual contact surfaces (13, 23) between the nut (4) and the hub (3) do not rotate against each other during rotation of the nut (4). For this purpose, the nut (4) (or as an alternative the rim (3)) is provided in ... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6089674 | Lockable wheel spindle assembly A spindle assembly for reliably locking a vehicle wheel to a vehicle. The spindle assembly includes a slotted sleeve that is engageable with a central opening of the wheel, to cooperate with a plurality of lugs in locking the wheel in place. The slotted s... | 07/18/2000 |
| 5947613 | Bearing and wheel hub retention system for wheel end assembly A bearing and wheel hub retention system adapted for use in a wheel end assembly includes a spindle, a wheel hub adapted to be supported and connected to the spindle for rotation therewith, a bearing assembly adapted to rotatably support the spindle and t... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5938292 | Automotive wheel bearing spindle pilot with reduced corrosion contact interface The normally smooth and uninterrupted cylindrical wheel and brake drum pilot surface of a wheel bearing spindle is process in a novel manner designed to reduce the potential for water induced corrosion at the contact interface. A low lead angle, square bo... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5887952 | Light alloy wheel assembly for an automobile The light alloy wheel assembly for motor vehicles includes a rim for mounting a tire, a wheel hub for fixing the wheel assembly to a motor vehicle axle hub, a disc or spokes connecting the wheel hub and the rim, a false hub to be fixed on the vehicle axle... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5636905 | System for central fastening a wheel to a vehicle A system is given for central fastening a wheel (1) having a central bore (2) to an adapter flange (12) of an axle of a vehicle, wherein according to the invention a double taper ring (23) is adapted to be clamped between said wheel (1) and a central flan... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5601343 | Unitary wheel system for road vehicles The invention concerns a unitary wheel system for road vehicles, especially cars, in order to minimize the manufacturing costs and the expenses for piling up reserves concerning such wheels the proposed wheel system is based on a single wheel provided wit... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5584537 | Wheel spinner nut adapter A wheel spinner nut adapter for a wheel assembly, the wheel assembly being of the type that utilizes a hub adapter, the hub adapter being of the type which has a first end for engaging a wheel and a wheel axle assembly, and a second end with external thre... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5533794 | Hub lock A locking device for holding a hub bearing on a spindle. When locking the hub bearing into place, the wheel which sits on the hub and rotates around the spindle is also stabilized. The locking device replaces the traditional circular three-piece combinati... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5494335 | Motor vehicle wheel arrangement In the embodiment of a wheel arrangement described in the specification, the central portion of a wheel is in the form of a disk having an annular planar attachment zone surrounding a central hole for engagement with the substantially planar face of a hub... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5492391 | Oval spline-drive wheel and adapter A vehicle wheel and adapter allowing the wheel to be fastened by means of a single knock-off type hub nut to a disk brake hub or brake drum of a vehicle utilizing wheels of the type that are attached by a plurality of lug bolts or lug nuts includes a circ... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5431485 | Center lock device for automobile wheels The invention is intended to improve the durability and stability of the attaching state in automobile wheels. For fixing a wheel disk to the hub of an axle through a top hat type or cylinder hat type adapter, the relatively thin center shaft portion proj... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5211448 | Center lock device for automobile wheels The invention provides a center lock device for automobile wheels wherein a center shaft portion integrally projects forwardly from the conical barrel of an adapter in the form of a top type or cylinder hat type, and a center nut is threadedly engaged wit... | 05/18/1993 |
| 5100247 | Wheel bearing arrangement A wheel bearing for wheels of motor vehicles comprises a bearing or ball roller bearing which is connected with a wheel carrier and, in a holding manner, receives a wheel hub fastened by a clamping device. The wheel hub is axially supported on the ball be... | 03/31/1992 |
| 4810039 | Device for coupling in rotation a wheel hub The device for coupling in rotation a wheel hub is intended to couple this hub to a wheel axle and, where necessary, to a brake disk, the wheel hub being fitted sliding on the wheel axle which is extended by a flange in the periphery of which are provided... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4690462 | Central locking arrangement A central locking arrangement for wheels of motor vehicles with a centrally aranged threaded bush which is connected with a joint shaft, whereby the bush retainingly receives the wheel under interposition of a wheel hub. An anti-rotation protecting sleeve... | 09/01/1987 |
| 4591211 | Lockable central nut for vehicle wheel mounting A central nut wheel mounting for securing a motor vehicle wheel with a central nut to an axle supported adapter includes a spring biased slidable pawl carried interior of the central nut that is normally locked between circumferential ratchet teeth on the... | 05/27/1986 |
| 4537449 | Vehicle wheel attaching device A vehicle wheel attaching device for removably attaching general-road traveling wheels to the hubs of a vehicle by utilizing an independent adapter in such a manner as to enable transmission of torque. The adapter is made approximately in the form of a to... | 08/27/1985 |
| 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 |
| 4466503 | Bearing assembly for the driven wheel of a vehicle A hub bearing assembly for the wheel of a motor vehicle comprising a wheel flange having means for mounting the wheel of the vehicle thereto and a drive joint including a sleeve member, a roller bearing assembly mounted on the outer periphery of said slee... | 08/21/1984 |
| 4354711 | Vehicle wheel assembly A vehicle wheel assembly comprises a detachable wheel mounted on a radial wheel mounting flange using a single wheel fastener and a conical disc spring to secure the wheel to the wheel mounting flange. The conical disc spring is deflected to a preselected comp... | 10/19/1982 |
| 4299425 | Central locking mechanism for web disk wheels A central locking mechanism for web disk wheels having a central guide bushing which is provided with a central receiving bore for accommodating a wheel carrier pin with radial centering of the web disk wheel with respect to the wheel carrier pin and with... | 11/10/1981 |
| 4093311 | Arrangement for clamping vehicle wheels A clamping arrangement for clamping vehicle wheels against a rotatable counter plate of a test apparatus. A clamping plate is adjustably movable toward the counter plate. Clamping pins are mounted on a pressure plate and adapted to extend into and engage ... | 06/06/1978 |
| 3986750 | Micro-nut and sensory mounting arrangement A combination of parts cooperating with a wheel supported on a shaft by bearings in which there is a lock nut threaded on said shaft into a position for accurate adjustment of the bearing means of the wheel in combination with a lock ring for locking said... | 10/19/1976 |
