Patent ID: 8256325

Claim:
A railroad rolling stock wheel for use in manually turning a shaft, comprising: a) a hub made of a first material, the hub having an opening that is structured and arranged to receive the shaft, the opening having a rotational axis, the hub having an exterior around the rotational axis, the hub exterior having drive surfaces relative to the rotational axis; b) a rim molded about the hub so as to engage the drive surfaces so that when the rim is rotated, the rim rotates the hub by way of the drive surfaces, the rim having an outer periphery structured and arranged to be gripped by a human hand for rotating the wheel, the rim made of a second material that is softer than the first material; c) the hub comprises a tube portion incorporating the opening, the tube portion having at least some of the drive surfaces in the form of flat surfaces forming a polygon when viewed in cross-section along the rotational axis; d) the hub comprises a plate extending radially from the tube portion, the plate having other of the drive surfaces; e) the tube portion and the plate being encompassed by the rim; f) the plate comprises holes therethrough, the holes being separate from the hub opening, the holes comprising the other of the drive surfaces.