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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2008
Kentaro Oba, Tokyo, JP;
Yukio Nakamura, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshiyuki Higashino, Tokyo, JP;
Topy Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
It is an object of the present invention to provide a multi-piece rim which does not need much labor for supporting, and does not increase the number of components to be managed and the number of needed tasks. The present invention constructs a lock ring () to be fitted in the groove () of a gutter band (), which ring is divided in a plurality of portions () being coupled at each end () thereof by a flexible coupling member (). Alternatively, a lock ring () is formed into a substantially C-shape being manufactured by cutting a part of a circular ring, and comprises a first portion () wherein a length of a chord at the cut portion is substantially equal to the diametral of a hub, and a second portion () having a shape corresponding to the cut portion of a circular ring in the first portion.