Patent ID: 6964454

Claim:
A wheel, comprising: a rim comprising two opposed side surfaces and an outer surface adapted to receive a tire; a tube adapted to receive an axle rod and having two opposed ends; a first hub extension adapted to receive one of the two ends of the tube; a first support comprising a central hub portion and a spanning portion extending from the hub portion, wherein the central hub portion is adapted for connection to the first hub extension, and wherein the spanning portion is adapted for connection to one of the two side surfaces of the rim; a second hub extension adapted to receive the other of the two ends of the tube; a second support comprising a central hub portion and a spanning portion extending from the hub portion, wherein the central hub portion is adapted for connection to the second hub extension, and wherein the spanning portion is adapted for connection to the other of the two side surfaces of the rim; a spinner assembly comprising a hub portion and a decorative portion extending radially outward from the hub portion; wherein in assembly the first and second supports support the rim, and the spinner assembly is rotatably mounted about the tube and between the first and second supports such that the spinner assembly is free to rotate independently of the tube and the first and second supports; and wherein the rim, the first support, the second support, and the spinner assembly have axes, and wherein in assembly the axes of the rim, the first support, the second support, and the spinner assembly are aligned with one another.