Patent ID: 6027176
Filing Date: 2000-02-22
Classification: B60B

Abstract:
A wheel for a vehicle comprising: a rim having a generally cylindrical base disposed about the rotational axis of said wheel and an annular waffle attached to said base, said waffle being located in a plane generally perpendicular to said rotational axis, said waffle having two sets of abutment surfaces circumferentially spaced about said rim with one set offset axially from the other set, a disk having a set of support surfaces complementary to each of said sets of abutment surfaces said disk being removably secured to said waffle by way of a plurality of fasteners received in a first set of holes in said abutment surfaces; and locators associated with selected ones of said support surfaces to locate and hold said disk on said waffle, said locators being received in corresponding ones of a second set of holes in said abutment surfaces and having a close fit therein to allow the axial alignment of said disk and rim prior to securing said disk to said waffle via said fasteners.