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Injection-molded wheel having a plurality of recesses in a rim portion

  • US 7,481,498 B1
  • Filed: 07/05/2006
  • Issued: 01/27/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/17/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A wheel comprising:

  • a hub having a central bore dimensioned and configured to receive an axle or an axle sleeve;

    a web extending radially from the hub;

    an annular rim encircling the web, the rim including a plurality of deep recesses extending in a transverse direction from an inner surface to an outer surface of the rim, each deep recess having a depth substantially equal to a width of the rim; and

    a plurality of shallow recesses each having a depth less than the deep recesses, wherein the shallow recesses and deep recesses both extend outwardly through a circumferential plane of the rim.

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