Patent ID: 6238009
Filing Date: 2001-05-29
Classification: B60B

Abstract:
A wheel and adapter for mounting a wheel on a vehicle having an annular array of spaced apart wheel mounting studs on a wheel hub with a pilot, comprising:an annular rim having spaced apart marginal edges, the edges lying in spaced apart parallel with the planes of the edges of said rim and spaced outwardly from one of the planes, the second end of said web having an annular array of spaced apart stud receiving holes formed therein;an adapter plate having an annular array of spaced apart holes therethrough, the holes through said adapter plate being adapted to respectively receive the wheel mounting studs, said adapter plate having a central aperture formed by an inner surface of said adapter, the inner surface of said adapter providing a bearing surface for the wheel hub pilot, said adapter plate having a first and a second spaced apart surface;a plurality of studs protruding from said adapter plate and arranged so as to extend respectively through the stud receiving holes in said web;a raised circular pilot protruding outwardly from the first surface of said adapter plate substantially parallel to said studs and extending radially outwardly from the aperture of said adapter plate, said pilot providing a bearing surface for the second end and said web; anda raised annular surface protruding from the second surface of said adapter plate and extending radially outwardly from the aperture of said adapter plate.