Patent ID: 6068350
Filing Date: 2000-05-30
Classification: B60B,Y10T

Abstract:
A vehicle wheel assembly comprising:a one piece vehicle wheel having an annular rim adapted to carry a pneumatic vehicle tire, said rim having an outboard end and an inboard end, said rim including a deep well formed between said outboard and inboard ends, said deep well defining a deep well wall which is adjacent to said outboard end of said wheel rim, said wheel also having a central hub supported within said rim by a plurality of radially extending spokes, said spokes having a generally arcuate shape with one end of each spoke terminating upon said hub and the other end of each spoke terminating on said deep well wall whereby the spoke form a generally radial arch between said hub and said deep well wall and the amount of material included in an outboard wheel sidewall is minimized; anda stylized outer wheel disc attached to said outboard end of said wheel.