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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6550510 | Optimized demountable flange and retaining ring geometry for aircraft wheels A technique for reducing the likelihood of fatigue damage to a wheel rim assembly (11) of the type having an annular wheel rim (13) with a first bead flange (19), a second separable bead flange (15, 21), and a retaining ring (17) disposable within a groov... | 04/22/2003 |
| 5984421 | Vehicle wheel rim A vehicle wheel rim has a rim base (1) carrying a pair of bead-retaining flanges (2, 4), one of which is on a bead seat ring (5) releasably retained, in use, on the rim base (1) by a locking ring (6) engaging in a groove (7) formed in a gutter section (3)... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5335706 | Rotary forged curved side flange for five piece rims A continuous forged annular flange (10) is provided for use in a wheel assembly (12) to support the side wall of a tire (14). The continuous forged flange eliminates butt welds used in prior designs which formed points for stress concentration. Further, t... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5259430 | Configuration for demountable wheel rim flange/split lockring assemblies This invention provides an improved aircraft wheel rim wherein a demountable tire bead flange has an annular chamfer within the outboard end of the flange bore, and a split lockring which cooperates to maintain the flange on the wheel rim body has an oute... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5240055 | Off-highway rim with dished flange An off-highway wheel rim has a flange formed with a frustroconical outwardly directed band at its radially inner surface. The band abuts an inwardly directed surface on an upturned edge of the rim so that in the free body state the opposed surfaces diverg... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5107914 | Driving mechanism for a multi-piece rim A driving mechanism having a driver-loose key provided between a rim base and a bead seat band mounted about the rim base of a multi-piece rim which has the rim base, the bead seat band, a pair of side rings and a lock ring. The driver-loose key is cross-... | 04/28/1992 |
| 4683930 | Locking configuration for a wheel rim flange retaining ring A split retaining ring for locking a separable tire bead flange on a wheel rim has inboard and outboard facing portions and two circumferentially aligned terminal ends, each terminal end characterized by an outboard facing tab having a drilled-through bor... | 08/04/1987 |
| 4635695 | Locking configuration for a wheel rim flange retaining ring A split retaining ring 60 locking a separable tire bead flange 14 on a wheel rim 10 has inboard 60a and outboard 60b facing portions and circumferentially aligned terminal ends 40, 50, each terminal end characterized by a drilled-through bore 46, 56 exten... | 01/13/1987 |
| 4554961 | Wheel rim with split locking ring A bottom surface portion of a lockring groove defined by a rim base is formed to be an inclined surface on which a load in a radial direction acts through a lockring. A leg portion of the lockring having an annular body engaged thereto is formed to be an ... | 11/26/1985 |
| 4552194 | Locking configuration for a wheel rim flange retaining ring A retaining ring (30) for use in combination with a wheel rim (10) having a separable bead flange (14) to secure the separable bead flange on the rim in the absence of a properly inflated tire is characterized by an inboard facing portion (30a) and an out... | 11/12/1985 |
| 4235275 | Rim construction for trouble-free tire mounting A trouble-free tire mounting arrangement is disclosed. An axially extending slot is provided through a band structure which fits about a wheel rim base. An elastomeric ring is provided which fits over and in contact with the base, the elastomeric ring fit... | 11/25/1980 |
| 4209052 | Wheel flange retaining ring A wheel flange retaining ring provided about the circumference of an aircraft wheel to maintain a removable flange thereabout. The invention includes a metallic band having a bulb received within a circumferential groove formed within the wheel frame. The... | 06/24/1980 |
| 4116489 | Lock ring flanged tire carrying rim and wheel Tire carrying rims seated and locked on vehicle wheels by fastening assemblies. A wheel has spoke members with dimensioned felloe surfaces for mating engagement with coacting surfaces on the base edge portion of a rim having an annular lock ring formed in... | 09/26/1978 |
