Wheel assembly

Fecha de publicación: 31/05/2007
Fuente: WIPO "honey"
A light weight wheel structure having a hub member of substantially an elongated configuration of constant cross section defining a plurality of openings therethrough, and including a pair of end plates which are held in recessed areas at opposite ends of the hub member by way of a plurality of fasteners extending through the plurality of openings in the hub member. The hub member is of a form capable of being formed of material, such as aluminum, by an extrusion process, whereby a continuous outer cylindrical surface is provided for the mounting of a tire formed of elastomeric material.