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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 1999
Filed:
Dec. 10, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Topy Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
152409 ; 152410 ;
Abstract
A multi-piece rim includes a lock ring and a gutter band having a lock ring groove. The lock ring groove includes a bottom surface, axially inboard and outboard curved surfaces connected to opposite ends of the bottom surface, and axially inboard and outboard side surfaces connected to the axially inboard and outboard curved surfaces. A lock ring escaping groove is formed at a transition point from the axially outboard curved surface to the axially outboard side surface and a surface portion adjacent to the transition point. The lock ring escaping groove is recessed in a direction away from the lock ring.