Patent ID: 9157501
Filing Date: 2015-10-13
Classification: B29C,F16F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A vehicle wheel weight for attachment to a wheel rim, said wheel weight comprising: (a) a mass portion formed of nonlead material; (b) a clip having an extended portion for engaging said wheel rim and an attachment portion juxtaposed to and directly engaging said mass portion; (c) an injection molded outer casing formed as a unitary member of plastic material entirely surrounding said mass portion, with said mass portion and said attachment portion of said clip being embedded in said casing, but with said extended portion of said clip extending outwardly from and being external to said casing; and (d) wherein an interior surface of said casing conforms to an exterior configuration of said mass portion and of said attachment portion of the clip on the mass portion as together embedded in the casing, but an exterior surface of said casing is separate and independent from said interior surface.