Wheel assembly
Abstract
Abstract A TIRE MEMBER HAVING A TREAD PORTION AND A MOUNTING RIM PORTION, THE LATTER PORTION DISPOSED BETWEEN A PAIR OF MATING WHEEL PLATE MEMBERS HAVING A CENTRAL HUB PORTION AND A RETANING FLANGE PORTION WHICH CURVES OUTWARDLY FROM THE HUB PORTION TO FORM A SPACE IN WHICH THE MOUNTING RIM PORTION OF THE TIRE IS RETAINED. THE OUTER EDGES OF EACH FLANGE PORTION ARE FORMED WITH A REVERSE CURVE TO PROVIDE A SMOOTHLY ROUNDED RETAINING NOSE WHICH EXTENDS INWARDLY AROUND THE ENTIRE CIRCUMFERENCE OF EACH FLANGE. THE PARTS ARE ASSEMBLED BY POSITIONING THE TIRE BETWEEN THE FLANGE PORTIONS OF THE WHEEL PLATES AND THEN COMPRESSING THE PLATES TOGETHER UNTIL THE HUB PORTIONS MOVE INTO FACE-TO-FACE CONTACT WITH EACH OTHER. THE PLATES ARE THEN FASTENED TOGETHER BY A RIVETING MEANS WITH THE RETAINING NOSE PORTIONS ON THE RIMS COMPRESSING THE MATERIAL OF THE TIRE THUS SECURELY LOCKING THE TIRE BETWEEN THE WHEEL PLATES.
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- 👤 Robert G Statz
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