Patent ID: 11912064
Assignee: HUTCHINSON
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  Y | IPC B

Claim 7:
8. A road wheel assembly, comprising:
an elastomeric pad; and
a road wheel, comprising:
a first rim half;
a second rim half operatively connected to the first rim half,
a wear ring operatively connected to one of the first rim half and the second rim half;
at least one spacer positioned between the first rim half and the second rim half; and
at least one fastener that extends through the wear ring, the first rim half, the at least one spacer, and the second rim half,

wherein the elastomeric pad is adhered onto the road wheel,
wherein the first rim half comprises at least a first portion that is angled away from the second rim half,
wherein the second rim half comprises at least a first portion that is angled away from the first rim half,
wherein a hollow cavity is formed between the first portion of the first rim half and the first portion of the second rim half, and
wherein the first rim half or the second rim half comprises a flange formed integral with the respective first rim half or the second rim half and that extends from an outer radial edge of the first rim half or the second rim half to support the elastomeric pad.