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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7699404 | Wheel assemblies Various exemplary embodiments are provided of wheel assemblies and tires. In one exemplary embodiment, a wheel assembly generally includes first and second wheel pieces attachable to each other. The first and second wheel pieces may include respective first and seco... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7361296 | Motor vehicle wheel frame A motor vehicle wheel frame is integrally molded in a split mold including a lower mold portion (12) and a complemental mold portion. Channel-like spoke forming formations (12.1) receive layers (24.1) of molding material wrapped around heat expa... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7334617 | Solid rubber tire with flexible hub and replaceable tire tread A solid rubber tire with a flexible drive hub having a multiplicity of hub ribs and grooves formed around the periphery of the flexible drive hub and a solid rubber tire tread replaceably mounted on the flexible drive hub having a multiplicity of interior tread groo... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7219452 | Trench wheel apparatus and method of use A trench wheel has a relatively thicker wheel center and gradually tapering side walls that produce a thinner wheel as distance from the hub increases. The wheel center is preferably fabricated from stamped metal into a hat or thimble shape, and has a skirt or brim ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 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 |
| 6944910 | Caster wheel assembly with anti-flutter control A caster wheel assembly for a wheeled device, such as a wheelchair, includes a housing suitable for connection to a wheeled device, a caster fork configured to mount a caster wheel for rotation, and a caster bolt connected to the caster fork and inserted into the ho... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6926370 | Composite wheel and method for its manufacture A method of manufacturing a composite wheel. The wheel is composed by mats of oriented carbon fibers. The mats are impregnated with a synthetic resin. The wheel is composed of at least two portions previously built up, which form respectively the hub and the rim of ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6902240 | Wheel for an in-line skate A wheel for an in-line skate includes a hub composed of two halves. Each half has a centrally defined axle hole, a hollow cylinder formed on a periphery defining the axle hole, multiple rods formed on the inner side face, multiple indents defined in the inner side f... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6726292 | Full off-set two-piece fiber reinforced composite wheel using spoke or web area box sections A two piece fiber reinforced composite wheel includes a molded inner rim portion defining an outboard engagement surface and a molded outer rim portion defining an inboard engagement surface. The inner and outer rim portions are conformed so as to interlock together... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6428114 | Wheel A wheel, in particular for a bicycle, preferably for a motorcycle, with a hub, a rim, and spokes or a disk extending between the hub and rim. The wheel is vertically divided so as to include two wheel parts, and each of the two wheel parts comprises as in... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6425641 | Spoked cycle wheel A multi-part lightweight easily extruded or molded wheel rim and wheel particularly for cycling with joined flanges which extend radially inwardly toward the center of the rim and wheel provides strength not found in conventional channel shaped rims. The ... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6139040 | Shear-bonded molded bicycle component assembly A molded structural bicycle component design, such as wheels and frames, which may incorporate complementary halves and at least one shear bond to allow efficient manufacturing and assembly. The molded design which may be applied in a host of different ap... | 10/31/2000 |
| 5942068 | Method for making a non-metallic fiber reinforced wheel A method for making a non-metallic, fiber reinforced wheel for an in-line skate and similar rolling articles. Resin impregnated carbon fibers are compression molded to form a high strength and very stiff (i.e. rigid) annular hub having a central channel e... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5833324 | Wheel and method for manufacturing of the same A wheel, of which the peripheral part (18) has axially separated circular annular flange parts (40), which form running surfaces (42) on the wheel. The wheel is made of complementary wheel halves, where each wheel half (12) on its peripheral part (18) has... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5826948 | Two-piece plastic wheel for lightweight automobiles A wheel for a lightweight plastic automobile includes a unitarily-molded outboard plastic rim defining an inboard-oriented engagement surface and a unitarily-molded inner plastic rim defining an outboard-oriented engagement surface. The engagement surface... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5810452 | Composite hollow irrigation system tower support wheel A center pivot irrigation system tower support wheel includes first and second wheel halves, each of the wheel halves including a generally flat circular center hub section and an outwardly extending diverging wheel body section having a conic sidewall se... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5782540 | Plastic wheel and method of making same A plastic wheel assembly comprises a wheel, a hub assembly and a rim having two side walls adopted to hold a tire onto the rim. Preferably the wheel is made of two molded plastic wheel halves, each having a wheel flange extending outwardly from the circum... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5762405 | Shear bonded molded wheel assembly A molded wheel design may incorporate identical halves and a shear bond to allow efficient manufacturing and assembly. The wheel design which may be applied in a host of different applications including a bicycle wheel where demanding loads exist in norma... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5692809 | In-line skate wheels An in-line skate wheel has a tire attached to a rim that mates to form a relatively rigid interlocking assembly with a wheel hub having concentric inner and outer hub rings interconnected nearly adjacent their outer edges by radially extending vanes. To e... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5551763 | Formed wheel tire and method The main distinctive feature of the new design is that the rim has an O-shape of cross-section instead of the conventional U-shape (channel) of cross-section to hold a solid of filled tire is disclosed. The rim assembly or disc type of wheels, for example... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5045261 | Method of making fiber-reinforced resin wheel A method of molding a cup-shaped article such as integral vehicle wheel rim and disc segment, wherein a plurality of sections of resin-impregnated cloth are placed over a substantially cylindrical mandrel. The cloth sections are substantially identical an... | 09/03/1991 |
| 4989920 | Self-damping caster wheel A caster wheel which enhances critical shimmy velocity so as to minimize shimmy effects in operation. Two tread surface for contact with a ground surface and a pivot assembly for pivoting the wheel about a first vertical axis displaced from a second verti... | 02/05/1991 |
| 4900095 | Miniature vehicle wheel mounts A wheel assembly (10) designed to enable adaptation of various width wheels and various type tires on any one of a variety of miniature vehicles (12) includes an adapter hub (14) for mounting the wheel on an axle (54) of a specific miniature vehicle (12).... | 02/13/1990 |
| 4844552 | Bicycle wheel A bicycle wheel includes a rim, a spindle and a hub articulately mounted on the spindle. A first pair of sections with opposite-hand threads are located symmetrically on the middle portion of the hub. A second pair of sections having opposite-hand threads... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4818034 | Shock absorbing wheel The present invention discloses a high strength, shock absorbing wheel generally comprising a two piece hub, preferably of molded construction, a unitary solid wheel molded onto the hub of the wheel, and axle shaft bearings pressed into a central aperture... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4527839 | Synthetic wheel formed from two halves A wheel for vehicles comprising a wheel body consisting of a rim portion, spoke portions and a hub portion, and two bearings disposed at the left and right of the hub portion. The wheel body is integrally made of a fiber-reinforced resin and is composed o... | 07/09/1985 |
| 4504094 | Drive mechanism for invalid carriages A drive mechanism for wheelchairs comprises a drive member and a driven wheel hub member journalled on the drive member for rotation about an axis. The drive and driven members each have axial grooves, the grooves in the drive member and the driven member... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4483729 | Method of manufacturing continuous fiber reinforced plastic rims A wheel rim is formed by separately forming rim halves of fiber sheets arrayed in different directions so that the fibers are isotropic around the circumference of the rim, and by welding the halves together with a ring formed of carbon fibers.... | 11/20/1984 |
| 4361980 | Rolling toy and axle arrangement A rollable toy having a body with axles having rollable members thereon. Each axle has a stepped, resilient, headed male portion and a female portion with which it mates, each portion having an outer socket for receiving a boss on a spherical wheel member... | 12/07/1982 |
| 4358162 | Wheel having built-in hub A wheel is disclosed that has a built-in hub for receiving an axle. The wheel includes an annular outer rim, and a pair of circular webs that are received in the rim. Each of the webs includes an inner annular ring. The annular ring on one of the webs def... | 11/09/1982 |
| 4344655 | Two-part moulded wheel made of plastic material for children's vehicle A moulded wheel made of plastic material for children's vehicle with pedal-driven wheels, consisting of two identical half-wheels (1a, 1b) separated by the symmetry plane perpendicular to the axis of the wheel and formed by a shell element produced by onl... | 08/17/1982 |
| 4248453 | Portable luggage carrier Accordingly, the present invention provides a collapsible carrier for transporting loads comprising a support member having two legs and an adjoining cross arm. A fold out platform device is pivotably connected to the support member for holding the loads.... | 02/03/1981 |
| 4153303 | Multipart hub assembly A multipart plastic hub assembly includes a pair of hub members each having an annular inner rim portion, a tire support portion, and a radially extending web portion therebetween. The inner rim of each hub member is notched at circumferentially-spaced in... | 05/08/1979 |
| 4043603 | Vehicle wheel assembly for a toy vehicle A vehicle wheel assembly for a toy vehicle including a substantially hollow tire portion including two structurally identical mating shells made of a relatively rigid plastic material, such as, polypropylene, polyethylene, or polystyrene, wherein the shel... | 08/23/1977 |
| 3985392 | Vehicle wheel assembly for a toy vehicle A vehicle wheel assembly for a toy vehicle including a substantially hollow tire portion including two structurally identical mating shells made of a relatively rigid plastic material, such as, polypropylene, polyethylene, or polystyrene, wherein the shel... | 10/12/1976 |
