Patent ID: 8347929

Claim:
A multi-piece rim for a vehicle, the multi-piece rim comprising: a rim base being provided with gutter bands at ends thereof, the gutter bands having at least one groove therein; at least one lock ring to be fitted in the at least one groove formed in the respective gutter bands; bead seat bands positioned adjacent the ends of the rim base; and side rings positioned at an inner end and an outer end of the rim base, wherein: each of the at least one lock ring is divided in two portions in a circumferential direction; and the portions are coupled at each one end thereof by a flexible coupling member, wherein the flexible coupling member comprises a wire having ring members fixed at both ends thereof and abutting an outer peripheral surface of each respective portion and fixing bolts with the fixing bolts being passed through the ring members and screwed into internally threaded screw holes which are formed at the ends of the portions, respectively.