Patent ID: 7922259

Claim:
A vehicular wheel comprising: a metal wheel including a rim and a hub interconnected to an inner periphery of the rim, with the rim including an annular wall having first and second ends spaced along an axis, with each of the first and second ends of the rim including an inner surface, with a first flange extending outward from the first end in a radial direction perpendicular to the axis, with a second flange extending outward from the second end in the radial direction perpendicular to the axis, with the first and second flanges spaced along the axis, with the first flange including inner and outer faces spaced along the axis, with the first flange further including an interconnecting face extending between the inner and outer faces of the first flange, with the outer face of the first flange adjoining the inner surface of the first end of the rim, with the second flange including an outer face adjoining the inner surface of the second end of the rim, with the first flange including an annular groove extending from the outer face of the first flange towards but spaced from the inner face of the first flange, with a plurality of fixing holes formed in the interconnecting face of the first flange and in communication with the annular groove; a metal protective ring including an annular body covering the inner surface of the first end of the rim and the outer face of the first flange, with an annular extension extending from an end of the annular body along the axis, with the annular extension received in the annular groove, with the annular extension including a plurality of positioning holes aligned with the plurality of fixing holes, respectively; and a plurality of fasteners each extending through one of the plurality of the fixing holes and one of the positioning holes.