Abstract: A balance weight for counterbalancing vehicle wheels having a rim flange and a protruding lip to receive the weight composed of a body having a mass of heavy metal and a clip or adhesive to position the weight on the wheel. The body has a front wall facing outwardly from the wheel and at least one cutout area is provided on the front wall for receiving an additional weight. The additional weight is held in the cutout area by the walls. The additional weight can be adhesively secured to the first weight.

Abstract: An adhesively secured balance weight for counter-balancing vehicle wheels possessing a rim flange and a protruding lip to receive the weight composed of a body having a mass of heavy metal and a length greater than the width and thickness. The body includes top and rear surfaces in which the rear surface is substantially planar for receiving an adhesive layer to adhere the weight to the rim flange. The top surface of the body is provided with an abutment surface for contact with the protruding lip and a chamfer is formed between the top and rear surface by a removal at the arris of about 0.05-0.3 inches on each surface to form a chamfer at least 0.05 times the thickness of the weight. A layer of adhesive is positioned on the rear surface of the weight to secure the weight to the rim flange.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus and a method for dynamically counter-balancing vehicle wheels with balance weights of a single, pre-selected mass. The apparatus is characterized by a device for determining the magnitude and the location on the inside and outside rim flanges of the subject wheel at which a weight of the determined magnitude could be placed to provide the moment required to achieve a counter-balanced condition, an arithmetic unit for operating upon said position and magnitude data to compute the positions on the inside and outside rim flanges at which one each of said balance weights should be placed to provide a resultant counter-balancing moment equal to that required to balance the wheel when using only a single weight of the determined magnitude on each rim flange, and a means for visually displaying the positions on the rim flanges at which such balance weights are to be affixed in order to balance the wheel.