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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2005
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2003
Frank J. Hodges, Yorba Linda, CA (US);
Sergiu Anca, Garden Grove, CA (US);
Frank J. Hodges, Yorba Linda, CA (US);
Sergiu Anca, Garden Grove, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
The present invention provides an improved wheel and tire for simulating the appearance of a larger-diameter wheel mounted within a low-profile tire. The wheel has an inboard side and an outboard side. The outboard side includes a wide outer flange which extends around the outer circumference of the wheel. The outer flange and/or the outboard face of the wheel is preferably detachable from the remainder of the wheel. The inboard side may include a wide inboard flange which is preferably detachable. The flanges preferably cover a substantial portion of the wall of the outer tire within which the wheel is mounted. A design, preferably comprised of, for example, a plurality of protrusions, indentations, and slits, extends across at least a portion of the outboard face of the wheel, including the outboard face of the extended outer flange.