Patent ID: 6820942
Filing Date: 2004-11-23
Classification: B60B,B60C

Abstract:
A dual non-inflatable wheel assembly for trucks comprising:a hub assembly including a hub member and further including a boss being centrally disposed upon said hub member, said hub member having a definite lateral thickness of approximately 10 inches and has a side wall and a rim being disposed thereabout, said boss being disposed upon and attached to said side wall, said hub assembly having a bore being disposed through said boss and said hub member along a longitudinal axis thereof, said boss having holes being spacedly and circumferentially disposed in an end thereof, said rim having holes being spacedly disposed in longitudinal ends thereof; a wheel rim member being fastened to said hub assembly, said wheel rim member including a main wall portion having an opening being centrally disposed therethrough and being aligned with said bore of said hub assembly, and also including a rim portion being disposed along an outer edge of said main wall portion and extending outwardly generally perpendicular to said main wall portion and having a width of approximately 10 inches, said main wall portion having holes being spacedly disposed therethrough about said opening with said boss being fastened with fastener members to said main wall portion, said fastener members being received in said holes of said boss and said main wall portion, said rim portion having holes being spacedly disposed in longitudinal ends thereof; solid material being made of rubber and being attached about said hub assembly and said wheel rim member, solid material being generally tires having treads for gripping a ground surface; and retaining rings being fastened to said hub assembly and to said wheel rim member for retaining said pieces of solid material about said hub member and said wheel rim member, said retaining rings including a first pair of said retaining rings having holes being spacedly disposed therethrough and being opposedly fastened with fasteners to said rim of said hub member, said fasteners being received in said holes of said first pair of said retaining rings and said holes of said rim of said hub member; and also including a second pair of said retaining rings having holes being spacedly disposed therethrough and being opposedly fastened with fastening members to said rim portion of said wheel rim member, said fastening members being received in said holes of said second pair of said retaining rings and said holes of said rim portion.