Patent ID: 6719374
Filing Date: 2004-04-13
Classification: B60B,F16F,G01M

Abstract:
A combination vehicle wheel and balancing device, said combination comprising:a vehicle wheel defining an axis of rotation and a tire holding outer rim member defining therein a longitudinal groove which opens outwardly and extends circumferentially about said wheel about the axis thereof; and a balancing arrangement including a plurality of balancing members each defined by a chamber structure secured within said groove of said wheel, each said chamber structure defining an interior cavity which is closed such that said chamber structures do not communicate with one another, each said cavity containing a mass which is freely movable within the respective cavity, said balancing members being the sole members for balancing the wheel, said balancing arrangement further including an elongate and continuous strap which is constricted about and circumferentially surrounds said chamber structures to secure same to said wheel.