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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7258403 | Demountable tire rim with a spare inner wheel and tire for said tire rim The present invention is related to a demountable tire rim assembly having a spare inner wheel which permits running during the run flat condition. The demountable tire rim includes two complementary annular parts provided with reciprocal threaded coupling members o... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7137487 | Brake system and suspension for use therewith A compact brake system for a wheeled vehicle fits substantially within the profile of a tire and rim to reduce wheel box width to increase cargo space between wheel boxes. In one embodiment, a caliper bracket is mounted on a spindle lever connected to a wheel spindl... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7073871 | Three piece automobile wheel The three piece automobile wheel is provided with an inner rim, an outer rim, and a center disc. The center disc is attached to a flange section of the inner rim and outer rim. A trough is established in the inner rim between the flange section and rim flange. The o... | 07/11/2006 |
| 6880682 | Wheel support for vehicles with disk brakes A wheel support for providing a connection, rotatable about an axis (S), between a wheel of a vehicle which can be braked by a disk brake and the stub axle (6) of the vehicle comprises a bell (24) suitable for supporting a braking band (25) and ... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6454062 | Drum brake A mount bracket attached to a vehicle body is formed by pressing a metal plate to constitute a structure substantially in a shape of a flat plate having a circular plate portion overlapping a circular disc portion of a backing plate and a flange portion e... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6126242 | Bicycle wheel rim with integrally formed braking plate A bicycle wheel rim includes a rim body and a braking plate. The rim body includes annular first and second tire retaining walls adapted for retaining a bicycle tire therebetween, and a spoke mounting portion. Each of the tire retaining walls has a radial... | 10/03/2000 |
| 5898997 | Method for manufacturing a wheel bearing spindle A wheel bearing spindle is produced by an improved method which provides adequate structural clearance from the sharp edge of a wheel drum hub, while actually improving the effective yield strength of the spindle. The spindle is produced from a near net s... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5865277 | Wheels and brakes for vehicles A braking system for an automotive vehicle is provided which comprises, in combination, a wheel having a specifically-defined wheel rim for mounting a tire thereon, and a specifically-defined disc carrying the wheel rim for mounting the wheel upon a wheel... | 02/02/1999 |
| 4662482 | Brake disc assembly A brake disc assembly with fasteners for securing the disc to a wheel, together with spacers associated with the fasteners for allowing the disc limited axial play relative to the wheel, there being a holder on the disc having surfaces between which the s... | 05/05/1987 |
| 4477120 | Crown brake with crown fastened to the wheel A crown brake has its crown attached to a wheel disk by at least three connecting pieces comprising a radially flexible portion and an axially flexible portion in order to simplify the attachment of the crown to the wheel and to avoid repercussion of defo... | 10/16/1984 |
| 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 |
| 4427097 | Brake drum A two piece brake drum for large off-the-road type vehicles having large and difficult-to-remove wheels, the brake drum comprising two substantially semi-circular halves with integral flanges for mounting to a wheel. The internal friction surfaces termina... | 01/24/1984 |
| 4257497 | Magnetically triggered and electronically controlled torsion brake A vehicle braking system including a wheel hub, a hub member separate from the wheel hub, a torsional coupling device and a magnetically actuable brake spring. In a preferred embodiment, the hub member is connected to the vehicle suspension by the torsion... | 03/24/1981 |
| 4234236 | Two piece wheel for a centerline steering wheel assembly A two piece wheelhas an inner tire rim half with an inwardly directed annular flange and an annular groove receiving an O-ring seal, an outer tire rim half has an annular chamfer at its inner edge fitting over and compressing the O-ring seal, a wheel spid... | 11/18/1980 |
| 4017348 | Method of making a composite vehicle wheel A composite wheel, for a heavy duty vehicle, having a barrel member with an inner layer of laminated tape structure wound on an out of round shaped mandrel. The barrel member has a plurality of formed sections of chopped fibers in an epoxy resin. The inne... | 04/12/1977 |
