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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7413259 | Hub and extension arrangement for an axle having dual wheels A hub and extension arrangement for an axle supporting dual wheels includes an axle supporting an inboard wheel and an outboard wheel and a hub supported by the axle and including a first mounting portion. An extension is supported by the axle and includes a third m... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7331637 | Dual mountable cast commercial vehicle wheels with spokes A commercial vehicle wheel includes a wheel hub surface formed with alternating raised and recessed segments that allows mounting two of the wheels upon a single axle hub. ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7329078 | Nut and method for the production thereof The present invention relates to a nut (1) having a nut body (10) with a widened collar (15) and a rotary disc (20) which is fitted in a rotatable and captive manner on the nut body, the rotary disc being pushed onto the nut body (10 | 02/12/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7281721 | Suspension system for dump truck/paver truck hitch A suspension system for a dump truck which is to be connected to a paver using a truck hitch. In one example, a system for connecting a dump truck to a paver includes a liftable and steerable suspension of the truck, the suspension having an adapter with a laterally... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7281769 | Two-component wheel hub A wheel hub having two separable components. The wheel hub includes a sleeve rotatably mounted to a vehicle axle. A wheel-mounting flange for mounting a wheel of the vehicle is positioned substantially around the sleeve, and a bolting lip of a brake rotor (or brake ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7270382 | Wheel with increased interior lip depth Disclosed are various embodiments of one-piece, and multi-piece wheels configured to provide increased interior lip depth. In one embodiment, an outer periphery of a curved center portion of a wheel is attached to a wheel barrel in an inboard region, and a portion o... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7252348 | Wheel assembly for a tracked vehicle There is provided a wheel assembly and associated method of mounting wheels about a hub, by providing a hub comprising a shoulder having a clearing space allowing a wheel introduced by one side of the hub to be pivoted to an opposite side thereof. ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7237329 | Bead seat band and wheel assembly A multi-wheel assembly includes an outer wheel having an outer wheel assembly for an outer tire. The outer wheel assembly includes an outer wheel rim, a removable front bead seat band such that the outer tire may be removed from the outer wheel rim. A removable rear... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7210748 | Motorcycle hub adapter A motorcycle hub adapter for shaft driven motorcycles that permits a user to mount any custom wheel to a shaft driven motorcycle assembly. The adapter includes a housing that has a substantially hemispherical shape with a convex side with an opposite relatively flat... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7198445 | Washer with crush zone A conical washer having a crush zone wherein the inner annular projection comprises a top and bottom elevation where the top elevation lies at an approximately 100 to 165 degree angle to the inner annular wall of the washer and the bottom elevation is substantially ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7147073 | Travel drive for heavy goods vehicles A heavy goods vehicle has several wheel pairs forming a driven wheel axle, which wheel pairs are each supported by a separate rocker arm, which extends between the wheels of the respective wheel pairs and carries on opposite sides two wheel hubs on which the wheels ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7040713 | Attachment device for an auxiliary wheel releasably attachable to a wheel of a vehicle For fastening an auxiliary wheel to the wheel of a vehicle, bolts are fixed to the auxiliary wheel, which bolts are aligned substantially parallel to the wheel axle of the auxiliary wheel. Each of the bolts has a head which can be inserted into slot-shaped recesses ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6916072 | Motor vehicle wheel with improved protective ring The invention relates to a wheel (1) comprising a rim (2), a disc (3), a protective ring (4) with an outer surface (4a) and an inner surface (4b), and means (5) for fixing the ring (4) to the rim ... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6848526 | Mortar buggy A quick release hub for the outer tires and wheels of dual wheel assemblies on a vehicle such as a mortar buggy to enable the vehicle to move through a narrow doorway or other passageway having a width less than the total distance between the outermost surfaces of t... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6733088 | Variable-diameter wheel apparatus for motor vehicles A wheel-and-tire apparatus having at least two coaxially mounted tires is disclosed in which the diameters of one or more of the tires in the apparatus may be adjusted to select the tire or tires which are to be in contact with the road surface. The apparatus facili... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6688355 | Three piece tire assembly A three piece tire assembly 10 for mounting on dual rims 110 is disclosed. The assembly has a pair of tires 14 and a separate removable annular tread belt 12 for mounting over both tires 14 when they are laterally adjacent and coaxially aligned by mountin... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6637834 | Variable-diameter wheel apparatus for motor vehicles A wheel-and-tire apparatus having at least two coaxially mounted tires is disclosed in which the diameters of one or more of the tires in the apparatus may be adjusted to select the tire or tires which are to be in contact with the road surface. The appar... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6568764 | Dual wheel assembly A dual wheel assembly is formed by an inner wheel (10) and an outer wheel (30) coaxially mounted on a common hub (11). The inner wheel (10) has an inner tire (13) mounted on an inner wheel rim (12). The outer wheel (30) has an outer tire (13A) mounted on ... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6419325 | Wheel bearing arrangement for a dual wheel assembly A dual wheel assembly for a vehicle is provided that includes an axle assembly having an axle shaft disposed therein, which defines an axis. First and second wheel hubs are supported on outboard and inboard portions, respectively of the axle assembly. The... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6390564 | Pneumatic tire wheel assembly for tracked vehicle A pneumatic tire wheel assembly 4 for tracked vehicles 1 has a unique rim assembly 8 for dual wheel mounting. The rim assembly has a pair of annular rims 6 connected by a plurality of laterally extending spokes 10,20 or 30. The spokes 10,20 or 30 enable m... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6345868 | Fluid coupling for dual wheels A dual wheel axle assembly for a vehicle is provided for reducing tire wear caused by scrubbing during vehicle turns. The assembly includes an axle housing having an axle shaft arranged within the axle housing. The axle shaft defines a rotational axis. A ... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6250722 | Two-piece hub extension A two-piece hub extension for adding dual wheels to a mechanical front-wheel drive axle of an agricultural tractor has an inner extension ring that surrounds the final drive cover of the front axle and an outer extension member of reduced diameter that ex... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6202960 | Aircraft landing gear absorber A method and apparatus for eliminating aircraft landing gear fore-and-aft vibration is provided. The method includes using a tuned mass absorber attached to the landing gear. The gear walk motion has a peak amplitude motion and a pre-peak amplitude motion... | 03/20/2001 |
| 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 |
| 5906418 | Auxiliary traction wheel for a vehicle An auxiliary traction wheel is provided so that a dual wheel arrangement may be changed to a three-wheel assembly. A modified wheel is described as are attachment studs which are used to secure the wheels together.... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5671932 | Camera crane A camera crane for use in motion picture and television productions, has a mast on a wheeled chassis. A weight bucket on the chassis around the mast securely holds counterweights used to balance arm. The steering section of the mobile base can be pivoted ... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5114166 | Wheeled coasting board A wheeled board for riding downhill over the ground. The board has a generally flat riding board which is supported by four wheels through carriage assemblies. The carriage assemblies are held to the board through springs and supported so that when the bo... | 05/19/1992 |
| 5100205 | Dual wheel adapter system An adapter system for mounting dual wheel sets to a drive axle of a utility vehicle including an inside wheel having a specially configured web center piece which receives the original studs carried by the axle hub to be mounted thereto, and also mounts a... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5056871 | Structure with multiple independent wheels for cycle or engine-driven vehicle The present invention relates to a structure with multiple independent wheels for cycles or engine-driven vehicles which run on an irregular bearing surface. The structure is comprised of two twin wheels (10, 11) which are interconnected by two toggle-lev... | 10/15/1991 |
| 5035190 | Implement for seeding grass An implement for seeding "fluffy" grass seed comprising a seed box defining a plurality of seed compartments having a seed dispensing slot in a lower portion thereof. Seed delivery tubes are connected to the seed box so that each of the seed delivery tube... | 07/30/1991 |
| 4943101 | Wheel unit A wheel unit for a camera dolly includes first and second wheel assemblies each having a ground wheel and a track wheel attached to the ground wheel. The diameter of the track wheel is less than the diameter of the ground wheel. A king pin disposed in bet... | 07/24/1990 |
| 4925250 | Dual wheels for a radio controlled toy car The present invention discloses front and rear wheel constructions which are adapted for use with 1/10 scale radio controlled toy cars. The wheel construction of the present invention enables a plurality of tires to be mounted on each wheel, thus extendin... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4887685 | Steerable motorized three-wheeled vehicles for use by the handicapped and others desiring assistance A steerable, electrically powered, three wheeled vehicle has a frame with a front end extending upwardly at a restricted angle. Laterally spaced apart rear wheels supporting the rear end, a steerable front wheel, journaled by the said front end for steera... | 12/19/1989 |
| 4885834 | Method and device for removing wheel nuts and cap nuts from the outer wheel of a dual-wheel double-nut system Each dual wheel assembly on a tractor or trailer system includes outer and inner wheels mounted on a plurality of studs projecting from a hub. The inner wheel is held in place on the studs by a number of flanged cap nuts and the outer wheel is held in pla... | 12/12/1989 |
| 4880279 | Model automobile rim construction A dual wheel or rim for supporting two tires in parallel for a radio-controlled automotive vehicle having an axle with a threaded end has a unitary generally hollow cylindrical body, an interior radially-extending web across the interior of the body, the ... | 11/14/1989 |
| 4832413 | Device for mounting vehicle wheels An adaptor assembly for use with studs used to mount a wheel to a hub of a truck or other vehicle. The adaptor comprises a cylindrically shaped, partially hollow member which is initially screwed onto the wheel stud having one end abutting the hub or brak... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4822108 | Row straddling dual wheels for a harvester A row straddling dual wheel arrangement for the drive wheels of a self-propelled combine harvester comprises two highly offset dished wheels, back-to-back with central mounting flanges abutting, clamped to the combine drive axle wheel flange by convention... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4818031 | Rapid mount traction tire for forklifts and the like An adaptor assembly for removably mounting a traction wheel that is a partially inflated conventional automotive or turf tire on a conventional automotive or trailer rim, to each of the driven wheels of a forklift. The adaptor assembly has a mounting asse... | 04/04/1989 |
