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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2008
Applicant:
Erik Lee Skov, Akron, OH (US);
Inventor:
Erik Lee Skov, Akron, OH (US);
Assignee:
Rubbermaid Incorporated, Huntersville, NC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60B 27/00 (2006.01); B29C 49/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention are directed at least to a plastic wheel, methods of making a plastic wheel and a waste receptacle. The wheel has a wheel body and a hub. The hub has an outer wall, an inner wall and a central bore orientated along an axis that the hub extends along. The outer wall of the hub has been compressed inwardly toward the inner wall, providing greater structural support for the hub.