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Class 301/95.106 - Formed by plural concentric rim portions


Subclass of Class 301 - Land vehicles: wheels and axles
Definition: Subject matter wherein the annular chamber of the rim
No. of patents: 30
Last issue date: 04/24/2012


NumberTitleIssue Date
8162408Composite rim
A composite rim includes a tire-receiving ring made of metal and a spoke-connecting ring made of plastic. The tire-receiving ring includes at least one dovetail formed on the bottom thereof and two sidewalls formed thereon. The spoke-connecting ring includes two bra...
04/24/2012
7441841Bicycle wheel rim
A bicycle wheel rim includes an annular rim body having a rim axis and including left and right annular side walls, two annular first oblique walls, two annular second oblique walls, an annular base wall that interconnects the second oblique walls, and left and righ...
10/28/2008
7431404Bicycle having annular sealing member
A bicycle rim includes first and second annular side portions, an annular bridge portion and an annular seal member. The bridge portion extends between the first and second side portions. The bridge portion includes first and second annular tire support surfaces and...
10/07/2008
7431403Wheel rim for bicycle
A wheel rim includes an annular rim body having a horizontally disposed rim axis and an imaginary central plane that is perpendicular to the rim axis. The rim body includes a pair of annular side walls, an annular base wall, a pair of annular strengthening walls, an...
10/07/2008
7334846Bicycle wheel rim
A bicycle wheel rim having a circular base portion including a proximal surface and a distal surface, and a pair of integral sidewalls extending generally radially outward from an intersection region of the proximal surface and the distal surface. The distal surface...
02/26/2008
7204503Wheelchair wheel
The invention relates to improvements in or relating to wheelchair wheels. More particularly, the invention relates to a more ergonomically designed wheelchair wheel, and also relates to a method of manufacturing such a wheelchair wheel. ...
04/17/2007
7178239Method for use in manufacturing a bicycle spoked wheel
A method intended for manufacturing a bicycle spoked wheel is described. By inserting the nipples or barrels for the attachment of the spokes in the spoke attachment seats from the inside of the spoke attachment chamber instead of from the outside, after having inse...
02/20/2007
7140696Internal spoke nipple with variable spoke angles
An internal spoke nipple for a bicycle rim that is positioned internal to the rim and can be pivoted for alignment with various spoke angles. The internal spoke nipple is adapted to be positioned within an aero or deep V-shaped rim. The spoke nipple includes a cuppe...
11/28/2006
7104300Sealing strip for a rim of a wheel and a rim having a sealing strip
A sealing strip to be used with the rim of a wheel, particularly the rim of a so-called box section bicycle rim, as well as a rim equipped with such a sealing strip, and a wheel having such rim and sealing strip. The sealing strip is formed by a continuous annular s...
09/12/2006
7044562Wheel rim
An automotive wheel rim to receive a vehicle tire, at least one tire bead seat extending inwardly of the wall of the rim whereby the outer contour or profile of the wheel rim is selected to be of a different contour or profile to the inner contour or profile of the ...
05/16/2006
7025427Wheel 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
6991298Composite bicycle rim with seamless braking surface
A fiber resin plastic (FRP) based bicycle rim includes an FRP body and a metal tire receiving ring. The FRP body has first and second side surfaces, an annular outer edge surface, and an annular inner edge surface. The annular inner edge surface includes at least tw...
01/31/2006
6955509Method for producing a rim and a rim, particularly for a bicycle
The invention relates to a rim and to a method for its production, in particular for bicycles, using a machining device for the working a welding burr of the rim. The machining device comprises a machining means working the outer contour of the rim and a another mac...
10/18/2005
6938962Vehicle wheel spoke termination
A vehicle wheel spoke termination assembly includes an outer rim with means for holding a tire, a central hub assembly and a plurality of spoke portions. The central hub assembly includes an axle assembly and a hub shell that is rotatable about the axle. The spokes ...
09/06/2005
6935024Method of manufacturing rims for motor vehicles
A process of manufacturing a rim for a motor vehicle from an original pipe, in order to facilitate formation of projections for reducing road noise on the rim, comprises a projection forming step of partially extruding a ledge portion of an intermediate pipe for the...
08/30/2005
6820668Rim for a bicycle wheel with tubeless tire
A rim for a bicycle wheel with tubeless tire comprises a radially inner peripheral wall, a radially outer peripheral wall, two circumferential side walls which connect the inner and outer peripheral walls and form two ribs which extend beyond the outer peripheral wa...
11/23/2004
6779853Spoke fastener for mounting a spoke on a wheel rim
A spoke fastener includes a shank extending along a shank axis and having an anchoring portion and an operating portion. The anchoring portion is formed with resilient arm segments that are angularly spaced apart from each other relative to the shank axis. Each of t...
08/24/2004
6767069Bicycle wheel rim having corner reinforcing members at junctions of a spoke mounting wall with tire retaining walls of a rim body
A bicycle wheel rim includes an annular rim body having left and right annular tire retaining walls with inner edges connected to left and right edges of an annular spoke mounting wall. Each of a pair of annular corner reinforcing members is formed integrally with t...
07/27/2004
6736462Bicycle rim
A hollow bicycle rim a plurality of tubular reinforcement members coupled to the inner and outer openings. Each of the reinforcement members has an internal abutment surface within an internal passageway designed to engage an enlarged head of a spoke to couple spoke...
05/18/2004
6588474Rim for a bicycle wheel with tubeless tire
A rim for a bicycle wheel with tubeless tire comprises a radially inner peripheral wall, a radially outer peripheral wall, two circumferential side walls which connect the inner and outer peripheral walls and form two ribs which extend beyond the outer pe...
07/08/2003
6428115Bicycle wheel rim capable of preventing disengagement of bicycle tire therefrom
A bicycle wheel rim includes a rim body with annular left and right tire retaining walls, an annular spoke mounting wall, and a tire retaining cavity. The tire retaining walls are spaced apart from each other. Each of the tire retaining walls has a radial...
08/06/2002
6378953Bicycle rim for a tension spoke bicycle wheel
The invention relates to a rim, spokes and a complete wheel, especially a cycle wheel, including such a rim and such spokes. The rim has a plurality of through holes demarcated by a chimney obtained by backflow. A threaded insert is housed in these openin...
04/30/2002
6186598Bicycle wheel rim with a rim body having an H-shaped cross-section
A bicycle wheel rim includes a unitary integrally formed rim body which has annular left and right tire retaining walls that are spaced apart from each other, and an annular bridging portion. Each of the tire retaining walls has a radial inner section pro...
02/13/2001
6183047Wheel rim top cover
A wheel rim including a first wheel rim section having a base and a pair of circumferential support flanges at opposite sides of the base, each of which extends radially outwardly from said base. A second wheel rim section has a base and a pair of circumf...
02/06/2001
6138730Light metal rim ring and method for constructing it
A light metal rim ring for vehicle wheels made of an aluminum alloy with at least one multicavitied hollow profile (1) which has a reinforced, in particular a solid portion (2) for the attachment of a wheel disc (3) or spokes. In the method for constructi...
10/31/2000
6089672Bicycle wheel rim
A bicycle wheel rim adapted for mounting a plurality of spokes thereon includes spaced left and right tire retaining walls, an annular spoke mounting wall, an annular connecting wall, and left and right reinforcing walls. The spoke mounting wall interconn...
07/18/2000
5975645Carbon bodied bicycle rim
A bicycle wheel has good impact properties and increased durability. In one embodiment the rim comprises a two piece rim having a carbon fiber based body portion having bulbous sidewalls for capable of flexing in response to radially directed forces, and ...
11/02/1999
5564793Wheel and method of forming same
An integrally formed plastic cycle wheel has an inner hollow core formed of a first plastics material, the core having a central portion and outwardly extending and spaced apart spoke portions; an outer layer of a second plastics material is moulded over ...
10/15/1996
4896921Wheel for vehicle
The wheel of the present invention reduces road noise without using a special tire. The wheel includes a wheel body and a silencing chamber formed around the wheel body. The silencing chamber communicates with an air chamber in the tire via communication ...
01/30/1990
4650257Heavy equipment tire rim
A heavy equipment tire rim is constructed from stock shapes of metal. The base is a right cylinder. Flat radial annular disks are welded to the cylindrical base and support a steel cone having a cone angle of 15 degrees from the surface of the cylinder to...
03/17/1987
 
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