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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8147005 | Wheel and hub assembly A wheel assembly includes a wheel and a hub assembly. The hub assembly includes a retainer housing, retaining member, biasing element, and restraining element. The retainer housing includes a wheel mounting sleeve and pin sleeve. The wheel mounting sleeve includes a... | 04/03/2012 |
| 7971940 | Wheel design Embodiments of the present invention are directed at least to a plastic wheel, methods of making a plastic wheel and a waste receptacle. The wheel has a wheel body and a hub. The hub has an outer wall, an inner wall and a central bore orientated along an axis that t... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7223458 | Molded product including coupling component incorporated in receiving member A molded product includes a receiving member in a body. A coupling component such as a female screw component is embedded in the receiving member. A connecting piece is formed continuous to the body and the receiving member based on integral molding. The connecting ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7168768 | Rubber coated wheel A vehicle wheel includes a central hub region and a rim coaxial with the central hub region. The rim is configured to receive a motor vehicle tire and includes an exposed annular surface visible when the tire is received on the rim. A middle region extends from the ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7125012 | Rotatable feed wheel for sheet converting machine A feed wheel includes a hub and a discontinuous tread removably fitted about the hub. At leading and trailing ends of the discontinuous tread are mateable non-planar female and male surfaces which interfit with one another and tend to interlock the tread ends togeth... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7125083 | Wheel with dual density A wheel is provided for coupling to a bearing case at an outer cylindrical surface and a lateral annular surface of the bearing case. The wheel includes an inner wheel portion with an annular body defining a central hole with an inner cylindrical surface and a later... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7096902 | Vacuum cleaner A vacuum cleaner includes a housing and at least one running roller operatively connected to the housing. The roller has a hub, a running ring, a wall connecting the running ring and the hub. The wall has two side surfaces and a curved cross-section between the runn... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7066558 | Bicycle wheel hub A one-piece wheel hub of a bicycle wheel made from layered structural fiber based material, preferably carbon fiber material. The wheel hub is preferably formed by applying layers of the fiber based material to an expandable core to form a tubular body. The tubular ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7040714 | Composite wheel and method for manufacturing the same A composite wheel and a method of manufacture is provided for a vehicle wherein the composite wheel has a first and second section mounted to an annular mount. At least one of the first wheel section and second wheel section is composed of a resin having at least on... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7011317 | Cart wheel with bearing components A wheel assembly for a material handling cart includes a wheel hub having first and second openings in first and second hub faces, each concentric with and extending along a central axis of the wheel hub. First and second ball bearings are located in the openings. I... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6929575 | Pulley A pulley comprises a disk and an insert. The insert is fitted into the center of the disk integrally. Linear expansion coefficient of the disk is larger than the same of the insert. A concavity is formed on a periphery surface of the insert so that both side surface... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6913323 | Wheel having spokes with V-shaped cross-sections A wheel for a motor vehicle has a wheel hub connected with a wheel rim by spokes. In order to create a wheel for a motor vehicle which has low weight and high stability, spokes arranged between the wheel hub and the rim are constructed such that, in first areas conn... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6913324 | Blow molded wheel with axle retainer A molded plastic wheel includes a seamless annular body that is integrally molded from a first material exhibiting a first density and includes a hollow hub having an axle bore and hollow spokes that radially extend from the hub to a hollow box defined by planar fir... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6752471 | Stroller wheel structure A stroller wheel structure includes a wheel frame and a stroller wheel coaxially mounted thereto. The wheel frame includes a hub body for rotatably mounting to a stroller and a ring shaped rim body, which is coaxially mounted to the hub body, having a first side, an... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6688704 | Bicycle wheel hub A one-piece wheel hub of a bicycle wheel made from layered structural fiber based material, preferably carbon fiber material. The wheel hub is preferably formed by applying layers of the fiber based material to an expandable core to form a tubular body. T... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6679562 | Bicycle wheel Described is a bicycle wheel (10) wherein the metal rim (12) is formed by a hollow-chambered rim (22) with an external flange (28) and an internal flange (26), by which a peripherally extending hollow rim chamber (35) is defined. The external flange (28) ... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6520597 | Blow molded wheel with axle retainer A blow-molded wheel including an axle retainer assembly. The retainer assembly (31) includes a housing (42) having transverse sleeves that support an axle (14) and a spring biased retainer pin (10) that mounts to an annular groove (12) at the axle. The ho... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6422656 | Molded wheel and bearing assembly A molded wheel and bearing assembly includes two bearings in a molded housing forming a bearing assembly. The bearing assembly is molded into the hub of a caster wheel. The caster wheel is made by molding a hub around the bearing assembly, then molding a ... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6367885 | Molded wheel and bearing assembly A molded wheel and bearing assembly includes two butt-out bearings in a molded housing forming a bearing assembly. The bearing assembly is molded into the hub of a caster wheel. The caster wheel is made by molding a hub around the bearing assembly, then m... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6336685 | Embedded single bearing wheel A wheel for small vehicles and similar applications is provided, the wheel having a molded hub concentric about its axis, said hub having a single, precision bushing journaled within the hub concentric about said axis. Two thread guards sandwich the wheel... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6050648 | In-line skate wheel An in-line skate wheel includes an polyethylene closed cell foam ring surrounding the outer cylindrical surface of a hard plastic hub. Polyurethane is molded onto the outer cylindrical surface of the hub and surrounding the polyethylene ring. The polyethy... | 04/18/2000 |
| 5934763 | Method for mounting of a bearing in a wheel hub, and a wheel manufactured by the method A method for mounting a bearing in a wheel hub, and a wheel manufactured by the method, wherein a wheel body is placed in a mold with a tubular-shaped bearing placed in a hub part of the wheel body, annular tread is die cast around the outer periphery of ... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5829844 | Wheel hub assembly and method of manufacturing the same A vehicle hub assembly and method of manufacturing the assembly which eliminates ball and needle bearings and many other parts, thereby simplifying manufacturing and increasing durability. The assembly comprises a molded hub having a central opening for r... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5398625 | Grain drill unit having seed firming wheel A seed firming wheel assembly is supported in close-coupled relationship with the rear portion of the paired discs of an opener to gently press deposited seeds down into the bottom of a V-shaped trench formed by the discs. The mounting arm of the assembly... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5368371 | Molded wheel with integral axle retainer A molded plastic wheel having an integrally formed axle retainer which mates to an annular axle groove. In a blow molded wheel construction, a number of flexible tabs radially project into an axle bore. A portion of each tab is acutely displaced to the bo... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5316377 | Composite injection-blow molded wheel and method of fabrication A composite molded wheel assembly and method of construction wherein a separately formed injection molded tread is flow melt bonded to a blow molded rim. The tread may comprise multiple tread pieces which are spaced over a tread surface. Bond enhancing gr... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5282673 | Compound resin wheel A compound resin wheel with two or more moldings integrated to form the resin wheel, wherein at least one of the two or more moldings made of a long fiber reinforced thermoplastic resin, the other molding or moldings made of metal and/or FRP.... | 02/01/1994 |
| 5234259 | Resin wheel with more than two independently molded parts A resin wheel consisting of two or more molded parts coupled together. The parts are molded separately and have threaded portions. Then, the threaded portion of one molded part is screwed into the threaded portion of the other molded part so that the part... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5211213 | Wheel for shopping carts A wheel for shopping carts. The wheel has a unitary, polymeric hub with a pair of opposed bearing cavities. An annular tire supporting groove has a pair of sloped sidewalls and a base which includes several sharp ribs. A relatively thick rubber tire is he... | 05/18/1993 |
| 5174633 | Bearing support for wheel A wheel assembly includes a tubular spindle having a central portion of reduced diameter defining at each axial end of the central portion an axially facing locking surface. Two annular bearing members encircle and are supported on the spindle on opposite... | 12/29/1992 |
| 5163320 | Tire inspection device The present invention is a tire inspection device for a tire wheel made from nonmetallic material having a detecting part fitted inside the wheel. The detecting part is equipped with a sensor for detecting the tire internal pressure, the strain of the whe... | 11/17/1992 |
| 5145197 | Folding wheelchair with rigid seat A folding wheelchair has a rigid seat, leg support members stored in a compartment within the seat, a rigid backrest that can be collapsed when the wheelchair is folded, armrests that can be swung toward the seat or the backrest, and wheels that can be ad... | 09/08/1992 |
| 5104198 | Blow-molded wheel with heavy-duty axle bore and roll-out waste container with heavy-duty blow-molded wheel A heavy-duty, wear resistent, blow-molded plastic wheel comprising first and second integrally-formed wheel sides defined by alternating axially spaced-apart and joined side segments. A solid center core portion surrounds a central axle bore. The wheel al... | 04/14/1992 |
| 4896899 | Go-cart vehicle A go-cart vehicle, made from high strength, molded engineering plastics, has a steering shaft tilt assembly which includes a steering shaft (66) slidable in a pivot bushing (70) carried by a bracket (73). The shaft pivots at a U-joint (78) and the bracket... | 01/30/1990 |
| 4770432 | Wheelchair A wheelchair construction particularly adaptable for collapsible wheelchairs and which may be formed of all nonmagnetic material, wherein the major components are skinned polymeric foam wheels and panels. The seat and back panels are hingedly supported on... | 09/13/1988 |
| 4763392 | Method of manufacturing a totally coated tire rim A method of manufacturing a rust-proof, leak-proof and air-impervious welded tire rim by providing a pair of rim bodies each of which includes a peripheral bead and at least one of which includes a valve seat defined by an opening and with the rim bodies ... | 08/16/1988 |
| 4666215 | Wheel assembly and method and apparatus for making same A wheel assembly, and a method and apparatus for fabricating the same, are disclosed. The wheel assembly includes an annular bearing hub and an annular tread layer of thermoplastic elastomeric material, such as a copolyester polymer elastomer material, ab... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4592595 | Wheel construction of shopping carts and the like A wheel construction especially adapted for use with a shopping cart and the like, including a wheel of a first relatively inexpensive material comprising a central hub defining a central opening providing an axis of rotation for the wheel, a rim, and web... | 06/03/1986 |
| 4558727 | Integral tire wheel An integral tire wheel structure (10) comprising an annular generally C-shaped support member (12) having disposed at its radially outer end a ground-engaging tread portion (14), an annular generally C-shaped decoupling member (16) disposed at the radiall... | 12/17/1985 |
| 4497521 | Ball-like wheel with sockets for axle The invention relates to a ground engaging member for use in hand or gravity powered vehicles such as hand-trucks, trolleys, push-chairs, bicycles, roller-skates, bobcats, grass-skis and amphibious craft and the like, made of a moulded plastics ball. Inco... | 02/05/1985 |
