Injection-molded wheel having a plurality of recesses in a rim portion
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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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Abstract
A wheel when viewed from the outside having the general appearance of a wheel with a tread pattern. The wheel comprising a hub having a central bore dimensioned and configured to receive an axle, a web extending radially from the hub, and 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. The wheel further includes a plurality of shallow recesses each having a depth less than the deep recesses.
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18 Claims
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1. A wheel comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A wheel comprising:
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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 each of the plurality of deep recesses includes a wide bottom foot portion and adjoining upright leg portion extending radially outward from the foot portion, the leg portion being narrower than the foot portion, wherein each of the plurality of shallow recesses is positioned radially outward of a respective foot portion, the shallow recesses being contiguous to the respective foot portion and a respective leg portion. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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