Patent ID: 6036280
Filing Date: 2000-03-14
Classification: B60B

Abstract:
A two piece vehicle wheel comprising:a wheel disc having an inboard surface with a cylindrical shoulder extending axially therefrom, said wheel disc shoulder having a circumferential wheel disc bead formed thereon and a circumferential wheel disc recess formed therein outboard from said wheel disc bead; anda partial wheel rim having a cylindrical outboard end, said outboard wheel rim end having a circumferential wheel rim bead formed thereon and a circumferential wheel rim recess formed therein inboard from said wheel rim bead, said wheel rim end extending over said wheel disc shoulder with said wheel rim bead being received by said wheel disc recess and said wheel disc bead being received by said wheel rim recess, said beads and said recesses cooperating to mechanically secure said wheel disc to said wheel rim.