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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7334846 | Bicycle 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 |
| 7228629 | Method of spin forming an automotive wheel rim The present invention is directed to a method of manufacturing a three piece aluminum wheel assembly comprising the steps of providing a pair of circular blanks made of a heat treatable alloy to be formed into preforms of a general shape. The preforms are subjected ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7140695 | Lightened rim for a bicycle wheel and method for manufacturing such a rim A rim for a bicycle has a lower bridge with infra-spoke zones of lower thickness than the thickness of the spoke attachment zones. The increase in thickness from the infra-spoke zones to the spoke attachment zones and the reduction in thickness between the spoke att... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7111910 | Rim having a non-uniform thickness A rim material having a non-uniform thickness, a rim manufactured from the rim material, and a method for manufacturing the rim from the rim material. The rim material includes a first material portion which forms an axially curved portion of the rim after the rim m... | 09/26/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7063392 | Wheel rim with a connecting wall having three arched wall portions A wheel rim includes two annular sidewalls and a main connecting wall. The main connecting wall has two ends connected respectively and fixedly to radial inner ends of the sidewalls, and opposite radially inner and outer surfaces. The radially inner surface faces th... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7014274 | Sheet-steel wheel rim with optimized profile A motor vehicle sheet-steel wheel rim (30, 50), including axially, from the inner side to the outer side, an inner hook (4), an inner seat (5), a connecting zone (7), a mounting groove (9), a hump (11), an outer seat (5 | 03/21/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6955509 | Method 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 |
| 6921138 | Multi-piece vehicle wheel assembly A multi-piece vehicle wheel assembly includes a wheel center and a lightweight wheel rim. The wheel center defines a center hole and has an outer margin. The wheel rim has opposing inside and outside major surfaces. The outside major surface defines a rim bed for mo... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6719375 | Wheel rim and wheel rim manufacturing method It is an object of the present invention to provide a wheel rim equipped with rim flanges that show no deformation or damage even though a reduction in weight is achieved. The wheel is equipped with rim flanges 3 consisting of a double structure in which the ... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6598296 | Method of manufacturing a wheel rim for a two-piece vehicle wheel assembly A method for manufacturing a wheel rim for a two-piece vehicle wheel assembly. The method includes the step of providing a one-piece alloy wheel form defining an integrally-formed annular rim blank and a rigidifying flange. The rim blank includes first an... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6460939 | Light alloy bicycle rim A bicycle wheel rim can be worn down by rim brakes, leading to serious accidents. The present invention relates to a novel bicycle rim that provides direct and clear indication to a rider when a braking surface on the rim has been worn off. The novel bicy... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6402256 | Bicycle rim and wheel having such a rim A bicycle rim including an annular shaped element whose cross-section includes a box shape demarcated by an upper bridge and a lower portion having a lower bridge and side walls, the lower bridge or the side walls having holes distributed evenly and provi... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6196638 | Bicycle wheel A bicycle wheel basically has a hub, a plurality of spokes extending outwardly from the hub and an annular rim coupled to the outer ends of the spokes for supporting a tire. The annular rim has a spoke attachment portion with a plurality of openings for r... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6065812 | Bicycle wheel rim capable of cooperating with brake shoes to bring about smooth and stable braking action A bicycle wheel rim is composed of a friction surface extending along the rim. The friction surface is provided with a plurality of action units each having a primary action area and a secondary action area and a secondary action area. The primary action ... | 05/23/2000 |
| 5651591 | Cycle rim and wheel comprising such a rim A rim for cycle wheel, provided to receive a tire and having in transverse cross-section two lateral wings forming the two lateral sides of the rim. The two lateral sides are joined at their base by a lower bridge and in their median portion by an upper b... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5065510 | Method for the manufacture of a light metal vehicle wheel A method and equipment for manufacturing a light metal vehicle wheel that has a rim drop base and a club-shaped thickened portion extending axially outward. The club-shaped portion has a tread on its outside surface for use in case of flat tire and has ri... | 11/19/1991 |
| 4881783 | Wheel liner assembly A wheel liner assembly (10) comprises an annularly-shaped cover member (12) defining a hole (18) which is larger than a cluster of threaded studs (22) on a wheel hub (24) and a circularly-shaped cap member (14) having a plurality of stud holes (50 and 52)... | 11/21/1989 |
| 4856849 | Disk wheel for a motor vehicle A disk wheel for a motor vehicle includes an inner rim portion and a disk portion which are formed integrally with each other. An outer rim portion which is independent of the inner rim portion and disk portion is rigidly fitted on the outer circumferenti... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4793659 | Spoked wheel of synthetic material and method of making therefor A wheel of synthetic material and method of making same for vehicles, such as a steering wheel for motor vehicles, such as a wheel for bicycles and the like and, for example for other applications including single-track vehicles. The wheel includes a rim,... | 12/27/1988 |
| 4453776 | Cast vehicle wheel rim for tubeless tires A one-piece, cast vehicle wheel rim for tubeless tires comprises a rim portion and a supporting ring extending from the rim portion. The rim portion has a drop center portion between first and second side walls. The support ring mounts the rim on a disc a... | 06/12/1984 |
| 4436133 | Cast vehicle wheel rim A vehicle wheel rim has a tire-engaging rim portion with two conical portions, one of which lies radially outwardly of a support ring having a conical surface for mounting the rim on a spider or the like. The outer ends of the conical portions terminate a... | 03/13/1984 |
| 4203481 | Pneumatic tire, rim and combination thereof This disclosure relates to a tire, a rim and a combination thereof that yields improved stability characteristics when the tire is run flat. The combination of this invention yields a structure wherein the tire will operate normally under normal condition... | 05/20/1980 |
| 4105255 | Cast one-piece annular rim member for a vehicle wheel In casting an annular rim member for use in a vehicle wheel for mounting a pneumatic tire, a mold cavity is formed so that the casting has at least one of a radial overdimension or a radial underdimension and its outer surface which faces the tire has an ... | 08/08/1978 |
| 4088372 | Unitary wheel for industrial use A wheel for industrial use is constructed of five parts welded together to form a unitary piece. Specifically, the wheel includes a rim defined by a central cylindrical part having flanges welded to its opposite ends and cooperating therewith to define a ... | 05/09/1978 |
