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Shock-absorbing safety wheel for motor vehicles

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 2000-11-04
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Granted: 2001-09-11
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Expires: 2020-11-04
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Abstract

Abstract A shock-absorbing safety wheel includes a rim, a hub at the center of the rim and connected by a plurality of spring plates and radial support, and a solid tire slidably mounted on the outer periphery of the rim and secured by a pair of rim shields. It is characterized that the spring plates provide shock-absorbing function to the wheel and the tire is made of solid rubber which will not become flat, which eliminates the need to carry a spare wheel.

Inventors

  • 👤 Ling-Lea Chen

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-28 13:49
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60C; B60C7/00; B60C7/10; B60C7/14; B60C7/16; B60C7/18; B60B; B60B9/00; B60B9/02; B60B9/04; B60B9/26; B60D; B60D1/00; B60D1/24; B60D1/241; B60D1/48; B60D1/52; B60D1/58; B60D1/60

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim 319 words
A shock-absorbing safety wheel for motorized vehicles comprising: a rim having a plurality of T-shaped splines formed spaced apart on the outer periphery, a plurality of first T-shaped grooves formed spaced apart on the inner periphery on pair by pair basis, the length of the grooves extending about half way across the width of the rim, a plurality of first retaining holes formed spaced apart in two lateral sides of the rim between the first T-shaped grooves and a plurality of positioning recesses centrally formed spaced apart in the inner periphery of the rim perpendicular to each other; a hub concentrically positioned at the center of the rim and having a plurality of second T-shaped grooves formed spaced apart in the outer periphery on pair by pair basis extending about half way across the width of the hub, a plurality of second retaining holes formed spaced apart in an outer end between the second T-shaped grooves and a plurality of second positioning recesses centrally formed spaced apart in outer periphery perpendicular to each other and in registry with the first positioning recesses of the rim; a plurality of arcuate spring plates each having a pair of T-shaped retaining ends respectively engaged with the first and second positioning recesses of the rim and the hub; a hub shield having a plurality of first retaining pins formed spaced apart on inner side engaged within the second retaining holes of the hub; a tire made of solid rubber having a plurality of third T-shaped grooves formed spaced apart in inner periphery slidably engaged with the T-shaped splines of the rim; and a pair of rim shields respectively mounted on two lateral sides of the rim each having a plurality of first retaining pins centrally formed spaced apart on the inner sides of the rim shields engaged within the first retaining holes of the rim respectively; whereby a shock-absorbing safety wheel is accomplished.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 319 words
A shock-absorbing safety wheel for motorized vehicles comprising: a rim having a plurality of T-shaped splines formed spaced apart on the outer periphery, a plurality of first T-shaped grooves formed spaced apart on the inner periphery on pair by pair basis, the length of the grooves extending about half way across the width of the rim, a plurality of first retaining holes formed spaced apart in two lateral sides of the rim between the first T-shaped grooves and a plurality of positioning recesses centrally formed spaced apart in the inner periphery of the rim perpendicular to each other; a hub concentrically positioned at the center of the rim and having a plurality of second T-shaped grooves formed spaced apart in the outer periphery on pair by pair basis extending about half way across the width of the hub, a plurality of second retaining holes formed spaced apart in an outer end between the second T-shaped grooves and a plurality of second positioning recesses centrally formed spaced apart in outer periphery perpendicular to each other and in registry with the first positioning recesses of the rim; a plurality of arcuate spring plates each having a pair of T-shaped retaining ends respectively engaged with the first and second positioning recesses of the rim and the hub; a hub shield having a plurality of first retaining pins formed spaced apart on inner side engaged within the second retaining holes of the hub; a tire made of solid rubber having a plurality of third T-shaped grooves formed spaced apart in inner periphery slidably engaged with the T-shaped splines of the rim; and a pair of rim shields respectively mounted on two lateral sides of the rim each having a plurality of first retaining pins centrally formed spaced apart on the inner sides of the rim shields engaged within the first retaining holes of the rim respectively; whereby a shock-absorbing safety wheel is accomplished.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 49 words
The shock-absorbing safety wheel of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of radial supports each comprising a spring plate and a rectangular retaining plate perpendicular to each end of the spring plate and respectively engaged within the first and second positioning recesses of the rim and the hub.

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