Patent ID: 6042194
Filing Date: 2000-03-28
Classification: B60B,Y10T

Abstract:
A wheel support assembly adapted to bolt to an axle of a vehicle for supporting a tire, said assembly comprising:(a) an outer annular rim having an outer annular surface configured to support a tire and an inner annular surface;(b) a plurality of spoke arrangements, each of which includes (i) at least two elongated spokes respectively including inner ends and outer ends and (ii) a cross-bar connecting together the inner ends of the spokes and configured to bolt to said axle for connecting the inner ends of said spokes to said axle, whereby said cross-bar serves as part of a hub of said wheel support assembly, all of said spokes and said cross-bars making up the wheel support assembly being integrally stamp formed into a single unit from a single piece of sheet metal, said single unit serving as the only strength imparting structure between said rim and the hub; and(c) means for connecting the outer ends of said spokes to said rim.