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Wheel assembly
Assignee: HOOSIER STAMPING AND Manufacturing CORP
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Filing: 1992-03-11
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Granted: 1993-10-12
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Expires: 2012-03-11
Abstract
Abstract A solid elastomeric tire is provided with an inwardly extending circular flange which is received in a V-shaped groove formed by and between inner faces of the two wheel disks of a disk wheel assembly. The disks are welded together around a circle radially inward from the tire flange, and are welded to a wheel hub cylinder having bushings therein. The tire flange in the groove resists the rolling of the tire off the rim in response to axially directed force on the tire.
Inventors
- 👤 Thomas J. Johnson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 23:46
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60B; B60B3/00; B60B3/002; B60B3/08
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
107 words
A wheel assembly comprising: first and second wheel disks having a central rotational axis; a hub centered on said axis; a tire mounted on the wheel disks and sandwiched between portions of the wheel disks facing each other; the wheel disks being welded to the hub and to each other; the tire including a rib projecting radially inward between the disks and toward the hub; and the distance from the rotational axis of the wheel assembly to the inner marginal edge of the rib being less than the distance from the inner marginal edge of the rib to the outer circumference of the tread of the tire.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
107 words
A wheel assembly comprising: first and second wheel disks having a central rotational axis; a hub centered on said axis; a tire mounted on the wheel disks and sandwiched between portions of the wheel disks facing each other; the wheel disks being welded to the hub and to each other; the tire including a rib projecting radially inward between the disks and toward the hub; and the distance from the rotational axis of the wheel assembly to the inner marginal edge of the rib being less than the distance from the inner marginal edge of the rib to the outer circumference of the tread of the tire.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
The wheel assembly of claim 1 and wherein: the tire has sidewalls, and the rib lies in a center plane located midway between the sidewalls.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
64 words
The wheel assembly of claim 2 and wherein: the disks are shaped to each provide a rim portion with shoulders to receive the tire thereon, a web portion directly welded to the hub cylinder, and an intermediate portion between the rim portion and the web portion, the intermediate portions of the two disks cooperating to provide a V-shaped groove receiving the tire rib therein.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
The wheel assembly of claim 3 and wherein: the rib has a rectangular cross section.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
43 words
The wheel assembly of claim 4 and wherein: inner marginal edges of the rib contact both sides of the V-shaped groove to help retain the tire on the rim when subjected to external lateral forces tending to separate the tire from the disks.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
15 words
The assembly of claim 2 and wherein: the tire is made solid of elastomeric material.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
22 words
The assembly of claim 2 and wherein: the rib is circular and extends continuously throughout the internal circumferential surface of the tire.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
160 words
A wheel assembly comprising: first and second wheel disks; a hub cylinder; a tire mounted on the wheel disks and sandwiched between portions of the wheel disks facing each other; the tire including a rib projecting radially inward between the disks and toward the hub cylinder; the wheel disks being fastened to the hub cylinder and to each other and having colinear axes; the disks being shaped to each provide a rim portion with shoulders to receive the tire thereon, a web portion directly fastened to the hub cylinder, and an intermediate portion between the rim portion and the web portion, the intermediate portions of the two disks cooperating to provide a V-shaped groove receiving the tire rib therein; the distance from the rotational axis of the wheel assembly to the inner marginal edge of the rib being less than the distance from the inner marginal edge of the rib to the outer circumference of the tread of the tire.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
160 words
A wheel assembly comprising: first and second wheel disks; a hub cylinder; a tire mounted on the wheel disks and sandwiched between portions of the wheel disks facing each other; the tire including a rib projecting radially inward between the disks and toward the hub cylinder; the wheel disks being fastened to the hub cylinder and to each other and having colinear axes; the disks being shaped to each provide a rim portion with shoulders to receive the tire thereon, a web portion directly fastened to the hub cylinder, and an intermediate portion between the rim portion and the web portion, the intermediate portions of the two disks cooperating to provide a V-shaped groove receiving the tire rib therein; the distance from the rotational axis of the wheel assembly to the inner marginal edge of the rib being less than the distance from the inner marginal edge of the rib to the outer circumference of the tread of the tire.
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