Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Wheel, an adapter, a kit of parts and a method
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Application No.: US13996970Application Date: 2011-11-07
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Publication No.: US09649876B2Publication Date: 2017-05-16
- Inventor: Derk Marcel Smeding
- Applicant: Derk Marcel Smeding
- Applicant Address: NL Oud-Beijerland
- Assignee: Xinix Wheel Technology B.V.
- Current Assignee: Xinix Wheel Technology B.V.
- Current Assignee Address: NL Oud-Beijerland
- Agency: Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
- Priority: EP10196660 20101222
- International Application: PCT/NL2011/050759 WO 20111107
- International Announcement: WO2012/087117 WO 20120628
- Main IPC: B60B19/00
- IPC: B60B19/00 ; B60B3/14 ; B60B3/16 ; B60B3/10

Abstract:
A wheel for a vehicle is disclosed. The wheel comprises a central portion attachable to a vehicle hub and a rim arranged radially outside the central portion for supporting a wheel tire. The central portion has a series of cavities configured to receive a corresponding adapter. A cavity of the series of cavities has a through hole. The through hole is aligned in an alignment direction for alignment with a through hole of a corresponding adapter for traversal by a mounting element to attach the central portion to the vehicle hub. The cavity is configured to receive the corresponding adapter in a unique rotational position with respect to the alignment direction. The cavity includes first and second cylindrically shaped and axially aligned volumes. The first volume is bounded by a first receiving wall portion that extends substantially parallel to a front side surface of the central portion. The second volume extends from the first volume towards a back side surface of the central portion. The second volume is located radially within a radial outer periphery of the first volume.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130328383A1 Wheel, an Adapter, a Kit of Parts and a Method Public/Granted day:2013-12-12
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