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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2020
Consolidated Metco, Inc., Vancouver, WA (US);
Taylor Moore, Vancouver, WA (US);
Frank Severini, Portland, OR (US);
Consolidated Metco, Inc., Vancouver, WA (US);
Abstract
In one aspect, a wheel hub apparatus including a wheel hub that is rotatable about a central axis and has a unitary, one-piece construction. The wheel hub apparatus further includes a circular brake element having a unitary, one-piece construction and extending about the wheel hub. The wheel hub and the circular brake element include engaged portions securing the wheel hub and the circular brake element together. The engaged portions of the wheel hub and the circular brake element fix the circular brake element against axial movement along the wheel hub. In this manner, the engaged portions of the wheel hub and the circular brake element provide a mechanical joint that connects the wheel hub and the circular brake element using the material of the wheel hub and the circular brake element.