Patent ID: 7681958
Filing Date: 2010-03-23
Classification: B60B

Abstract:
1. A multi-piece wheel, comprising: a. an outer wheel ring having a generally circular cylindrical wall having a tire receiving inner surface and an outer circular surface to connect a respective outer and inner rim, a bolt receiving circular shoulder having an exterior circular cylindrical edge and a flat outer ring surface transversely affixed onto an outer circular surface adjacent to the outer rim of the outer wheel ring, wherein multiple identical exposed bolt receiving transverse threaded apertures are evenly spaced in a circular pattern to penetrate through the bolt receiving circular shoulder; b. a multiplicity of identical spokes, which each spoke having a generally “T” shaped arcuate structure, comprising a rounded wide transverse first end having an outer arcuate end side and a flat inner side, the first end having a multiplicity of transverse bolt receiving holes, the spoke first end being connected to an intermediate arcuate elongated member having an arcuate outer and inner surface extending to a narrow second end of the spoke, the narrow second end is comprised of a rectangle having an elongated exterior end edge that is combined with a dovetail patterned member having a first and second side extending at an angle from the respective short rectangular right and left side edges of the rectangle toward each other, a first and second identical descending bolt receiving threaded hole being placed from an inner side to inside of the spoke second end; c. a central hub which is a circular structure having a central bore comprising a rear cylindrical top circumference which extends outwardly to form a side circular arcuate surface further connected to a side cylindrical surface having a front exterior circumference, a front arcuate circular surface of said central hub connected to the respective central bore and the front exterior circumference, wherein multiple identical lug nut receiving apertures are circumferentially spaced on the front circular arcuate surface close to the hub central bore, and multiple identical pockets having shapes which match the shapes of the spoke second ends are evenly arranged in a circular pattern on the front circular arcuate surface close to the front exterior circumference, wherein two descending bolt receiving holes penetrate through each pocket; and d. each of the multiplicity of identical spokes respectively connected to the outer wheel ring and to the central hub, wherein the second end of the spoke is affixed into the pocket so that the front arcuate surface of the central hub connects to the arcuate outer surface of the spoke to thereby form an extended convex surface for the wheel visual ornamentation, said affixation of the spoke that is further secured by two bolts connecting to the respective bolt receiving threaded holes positioned inside of the spoke second end provides additional wheel visual ornamentation, the connection of the spoke to the outer wheel ring and central hub is in a manner which permits one or more of the spokes to be removed and replaced with another spoke so that the overall visual image of the wheel can be varied by replacing one or more of the identical spokes with a spoke of a different visual design but having the same components to enable it to be connected to the outer wheel ring and the central hub.