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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 1991

Filed:

Sep. 11, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:

James A Woelfel, Lansing, MI (US);

Thomas A Hineline, Dewitt, MI (US);

Assignee:

Motor Wheel Corporation, Lansing, MI (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
301 / ; 301 / ; 430 30 ; 430332 ;
Abstract

A fiber-reinforced composite vehicle wheel that comprises an annular rim for receiving a vehicle tire and a central disc internally spanning the rim for mounting the rim and tire on a vehicle. Mounting openings are formed in the wheel disc in an array that surrounds the wheel axis of rotation, and are received in assembly with a vehicle over mounting studs that project from a mounting plate. Mounting nuts are threaded onto the studs and seated against opposing axially-oriented conical surfaces of the wheel disc surrounding each mounting opening for clamping the wheel firmly against the mounting plate. A layer of antiseize lubricant is located on the disc seating surfaces surrounding the mounting openings prior to assembly of the fastener nuts.


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