Patent ID: 6655748
Filing Date: 2003-12-02
Classification: B21D,B60B

Abstract:
A fabricated vehicle wheel comprising:a wheel rim having a plurality of holes formed therein; a wheel disc having a central mounting surface and a plurality of outwardly extending spokes, each of said spokes having at least two holes formed therein; at least one rim to disc interface area provided along each of said spokes wherein some portion of a surface of said rim and some portion of a surface of said spoke contact one another; and a fastener extending through each of said at least two holes of each of said spokes and through an associated at least two holes of said plurality of holes of said rim to secure said rim and disc together; wherein at least one of said spokes includes a rear wall, a pair of opposed side walls extending from said rear wall, and an outermost end wall which defines a mounting flange, said pair of opposed side walls including a first pair of inner side walls and a second pair of outer side walls, said inner side walls extending generally parallel to one another and said outer side walls extending radially outwardly relative to said inner side walls at preselected angles.