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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7290838 | Vehicle wheel A vehicle wheel comprises a rim (172) and a disk section (171) separate from the rim. Since the disk section is separate from the rim, the freedom of designing the disk section is improved. The rim comprises an outer rim (178) and an inner rim (... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7192098 | Bicycle rim A bicycle rim includes a tire attachment portion a spoke attachment portion and a plurality of reinforcement members fixedly coupled to the spoke attachment portion at attachment openings to effectively increase the thickness of the spoke attachment portion at the a... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7107809 | Method for shaping a seamless aluminum wheel rim A method for manufacturing a seamless wheel rim includes the steps of deeply drawing a pre-cut circular aluminum alloy plate into a cup-shaped embryo body, punching out the bottom surface thereof to form a hollow cylinder, then putting it into an expanding-pressing ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7090307 | Bicycle rim A bicycle rim is provided that includes a tire attachment portion, a spoke attachment portion and a plurality of reinforcement members. The spoke attachment portion is fixedly coupled with the tire attachment portion. The spoke attachment portion includes a pluralit... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7083239 | Bicycle rim A reinforced annular bicycle rim is provided that includes a tire attachment portion and a spoke attachment portion fixedly coupled with the tire attachment portion to form an annular hollow area. A plurality of separate reinforcement members are fixedly coupled to ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7025427 | Wheel arrangement A wheel arrangement is provided which has reinforcing rings adjacent inboard and outboard tire bead seats. The outboard reinforcement ring has a radial width which is substantially greater than the radial width of the inboard reinforcement ring. ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6998560 | Method for metallurgically joining a tube to a member A method for metallurgically joining a tube to a member. A tube having a flange is obtained, and a member is obtained. A welding/brazing electrode wheel is obtained having an axis of rotation and having a rim. The tube and the member are positioned with the flange c... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6971173 | Method of making a rim for a vehicle wheel A method of making a rim of sheet metal for a vehicle wheel, in which: a rectangular geometric shape is cut out of a blank of sheet metal; the blank is bent to obtain a cylindrical hoop; the two fr... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6296320 | Multi-piece rim type disk wheel and a method for producing the same A multi-piece rim type disk wheel includes a multi-piece rim and a disk. The multi-piece rim includes a rim base, a bead seat band, a lock ring and a flange. The disk includes an outside portion constituting a part of the rim base, and a hub coupling port... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6244668 | Cold formed light alloy automotive wheel rim A spun light alloy rim that substantially duplicates the strength and light weight of a cold forged alloy rim and incorporates through its method of manufacture appearance features and the relatively low cost of a cast alloy wheel.... | 06/12/2001 |
| 4531754 | Radial braking system An improved radial braking system uses the power of the cyclist's back pedaling to bring the braking member into contact with the rim of the wheel. The system allows for the direct contact of the braking member with the middle portion of the outer surface... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4286825 | Fabricated heavy-duty industrial wheel A drop center rim (11) of a fabricated heavy-duty industrial wheel (10) is fabricated from several pieces welded together and includes a backup ring (19) positioned within and welded to the inner periphery of a rim well (13). In some embodiments, each of ... | 09/01/1981 |
