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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:
May. 30, 2000
Filed:
May. 26, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
John M Baumgarten, Novi, MI (US);
Khosrow Namdariam, Lincoln Park, MI (US);
Carroll D Moore, Westland, MI (US);
Jeffery F Beam, Romulus, MI (US);
Assignee:
Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc., Northville, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
301 641 ; 301 371 ; 301 65 ; 2989432 ;
Abstract
A vehicle wheel assembly having a stylized outer wheel disc permanently attached to a universal base wheel. The universal base wheel can be utilized on a plurality of vehicle platforms. The structure of the base wheel is designed for optimal strength and minimum weight to structurally support the weight of a vehicle. The outer wheel disc provides a pleasing aesthetic appearance and provides no structural support to the vehicle.