Patent ID: 6527346
Filing Date: 2003-03-04
Classification: B60B

Abstract:
A removable vehicle wheel ring comprising:a wheel rim having an outer rim edge, an inner rim edge and a central connecting portion attached to said outer rim edge and to said inner rim edge, said central connecting portion has an outer surface and an inner surface; a central disk having an outer circumferential edge and a plurality of mounting holes, said central disk being attached onto the vehicle hub by passing an equal number of hub studs through said mounting holes and tightening retaining nuts down the hub studs to impinge against said central disk, said outer circumferential edge being attached to said inner surface of said central connecting portion; said outer rim edge having an inner and an outer surface, said outer surface of said outer rim edge having a plurality of holes arrayed annularly at equal spaces around said outer rim edge, said holes having internal threading, said holes do not go through said outer rim edge; a tire being mounted onto said wheel rim in a conventional manner for a tubeless tire; a ring having an inner edge, an outer edge, an inner surface, an outer surface, a predetermined thickness and a predetermined width, said ring having a plurality of holes arrayed annularly around said ring in alignment with said plurality of holes with internal threading arrayed annularly at equal spaces around said outer rim edge; and said ring being attached to said outer rim edge by installing a bolts through said plurality of holes arrayed annularly around said ring and into said internal threading of the corresponding said plurality of holes arrayed annularly at equal spaces around said outer rim edge.