Patent ID: 8231180

Claim:
A full face fabricated euroflange vehicle wheel comprising: a full face wheel disc defining a horizontal axis and having an outer end; and a wheel rim formed from a suitable material and having an outer end joined to said outer end of said wheel disc by at least one weld to produce the fabricated euroflange vehicle wheel; wherein the fabricated euroflange vehicle wheel includes only a generally radially outwardly extending outer end formed by a combination of at least a portion of two of said outer end of said wheel disc, said outer end of said wheel rim and said at least one weld and thereby is not configured to provide an outboard tire bead seat retaining flange having a generally axially outwardly extending portion; wherein said outer end of said wheel disc is turned inwardly and extends generally axially inwardly toward said wheel rim and generally parallel with respect to said axis and includes an inner surface which is spaced apart from a surface of said outer end of said wheel rim to define a weld receiving pocket between said inner surface of the said outer end of said wheel disc and said surface of said outer end of said wheel rim for receiving said at least one weld therein to thereby secure said wheel disc and said wheel rim together.