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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 1979
Filed:
Sep. 29, 1977
Jordan I Rotheiser, Highland Park, IL (US);
American Wheel & Engineering Co., Inc., Arlington Heights, IL (US);
Abstract
A one-piece molded wheel which may be used on a wide variety of vehicles is disclosed. The wheel includes a generally annular tire portion integral with a central spoke portion and a hub portion. The generally annular tire portion has a U-shaped cross section with a pair of open edges which may receive a decorative annular band to give the tire portion the appearance of having a decorative side wall. The spoke portion comprises a plurality of spoke members which cooperate to define substantially U-shaped sections composed of planar members with each section oppositely oriented from each adjacent section. The configuration of the wheel makes it possible to manufacture it in a one-step molding operation.