Patent ID: 8505598

Claim:
A wheel disassembly safety system for multi-piece wheels, comprising: a circular wheel rim formed in pieces held together by fastening elements which extend through overlapping portions of said pieces, said wheel rim having a flaring circumferential outer flange section formed coaxially on an outer end thereof and a flaring circumferential inner flange section formed coaxially on an inner end thereof, where said flange sections are both disposed to be engaged by beads of a tire mounted on the rim, with a transverse wall section intermediate said inner and outer ends extending transversely of the axis of said rim; an air passageway in said rim in communication with an interior of the tire and having an exterior opening that can be unsealed so as to cause depressurization of said tire via said air passageway, wherein said exterior opening is at an outer face of said transverse wall section; and a blocking member positionable in a blocking position preventing access to at least some of said fastening elements to prevent disassembly of the pieces forming the wheel rim until the blocking member is moved from said blocking position, where movement of the blocking member from said blocking position one of: unseals said exterior opening causing depressurization of the said tire mounted on the rim, causes removal of an element sealing said exterior opening causing depressurization of the said tire mounted on the rim, and requires removal of an element sealing said exterior opening causing depressurization of the said tire mounted on the rim.