Patent ID: 8662599

Claim:
A wheel, comprising a support, and a wheel rim, including i) a metallic layer, including a first metallic layer, and a second metallic layer; and ii) a carbon fiber layer as an intermediate connected between said first metallic layer and said second metallic layer, wherein two ends of a cross-section of the carbon fiber layer connected, respectively, to the first metallic layer and the second metallic layer in a semi-wrapped configuration; the two ends of the cross-section of the carbon fiber layer including a 1 st portion extending in two opposing directions to a 1st surface of the first metallic layer and to a 1st surface of the second metallic layer, respectively, wherein the two ends of the cross-section of the carbon fiber layer further includes a 2 nd portion extending in two opposite directions to a 2nd surface of the first metallic layer, as well as to a 2nd surface of the second metallic layer, respectively.