Patent ID: 6805413
Filing Date: 2004-10-19
Classification: B60B

Abstract:
A wheel upon which a tire may be mounted, said wheel comprising:a base wheel skeleton including a rim, a hub and a plurality of spokes for connecting said rim to said hub, each of said spokes including at least two threaded holes adjacent said connection of said spokes to said rim; at least two threaded holes being disposed generally around a periphery of said hub and being generally symmetrically spaced radially and angularly around the periphery of said hub; a hub cap being attachable to said wheel on a first side of said wheel and including at least one mounting extension for attachment of said hub cap to said threaded holes disposed generally around said periphery of said hub; and at least one skin element being attachable to said wheel and including at least one hole for attachment of one end of said skin element to one of said threaded holes adjacent said connection of said spokes to said rim, said skin element further including an extension disposable under a portion of said hub cap to facilitate retention of another end of said skin element by said hub cap, wherein a surface of each of said spokes on said first side of said wheel remains exposed after attachment of said hub cap and said skin element.