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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:
Apr. 02, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd., Hyogo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60B 7/06 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60B 7/06 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a balance weight for a vehicle wheel, including: (1) a metal clip with a hook portion having a cross-sectional shape corresponding to a flange edge portion of a wheel, and a leg portion for retaining a weight made of a resin composition having high specific gravity, which is capable of independently close-contacting and fixing to the flange edge portion, and (2) a weight made of a thermoplastic resin in including 2.5 to 8.0% by weight of a thermoplastic elastomer and 97.5 to 92% by weight of tungsten powder, which is attached to the leg portion