Patent ID: 8025343
Filing Date: 2011-09-27
Classification: B60B

Abstract:
1. A metal wheel of monolithic construction having opposed sides of equal diameter and comprised of: a) a hub having a centered axis of rotation, and provided with means for releasible attachment to an axle of a wheeled vehicle, b) a disc member extending outwardly from said hub to a substantially circular outer boundary and centered upon a plane which intersects said axis at an angle between 47 and 87 degrees, c) a rim member of generally circular configuration centered upon said axis and bounded in part by oppositely spaced apart side panels in substantially orthogonal relationship to said axis and embracing a circular cylindrical interior surface that joins with the outer boundary of said disc member as a continuous integral extension thereof while positioning said outer boundary to associate with said side panels at diametrically opposed distal sites, and an exterior surface surrounding said interior surface and having means for the mounting of a rubber tire, and d) a continuously variable balancing zone bounded in part by said interior and exterior surfaces and having a radially measured thickness that progressively varies in the axial direction, the smallest thickness being associated with said distal sites, e) said interior and exterior surfaces having linearly translatable configurations without re-entrant features.