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VEHICLE WHEEL

  • US 3,807,805 A
  • Filed: 11/29/1971
  • Issued: 04/30/1974
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/29/1971
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A vehicle wheel assembly for a pneumatic tire comprising;

  • a one piece metal spider having continuous outer and center rings concentric with the axis of rotation of said wheel assembly and interconnected by separate outer and inner concentric annular bands of ribs integral with said rings, a plurality of the ribs in said outer band extending non-radially of said wheel assembly and being connected with said outer ring and at least some of the ribs of said inner band to form an open latticework of ribs, at least some of the ribs in said inner band being connected to said center ring and with at least some of the ribs of said outer band of ribs, webs extending circumferentially between and being connected with at least some of the adjacent ribs of said inner band, circumferentially spaced bolt mounting holes extending generally axially one through at least some of said webs for mounting said spider on a wheel hub of a vehicle, said webs having an axial thickness less than both the maximum axial width of their associated ribs of said inner band and the maximum axial width of said center ring, each of said bolt mounting holes being located in its associated web generally radially outward of said center ring and generally circumferentially between adjacent ribs of said inner band associated with its web, said one piece metal spider having a generally frustoconical cross section with a greater axial thickness in cross section adjacent said center ring than the axial thickness in cross section adjacent said outer ring, and a separate metal rim adapted for mounting a pneumatic tire thereon, axially receiving said outer ring of said spider therein and being fixed to said outer ring for rotation with said spider.

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