Vehicle wheel

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Description

FIG. 1 is a full frontal view of a vehicle wheel, showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged elevation view of the upper left quadrant thereof, it being understood that all four quadrants of the wheel are the same; and,

FIG. 3 is a sectional view through lines III--III of FIG. 2.

The characteristic feature of this design resides in the diamond-shaped hand holes which taper inwardly from both sides of the wheel, toward the center of the wheel and meet along an edge substantially intermediate the interior and exterior sides of said wheel.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D164191 August 1951 Lyon
4241597 December 30, 1980 Golata et al.
4317597 March 2, 1982 Golata et al.
5188429 February 23, 1993 Heck et al.
Other references
  • Commercial Car Journal, 5/71, p. 124, Aluminum Disc Wheel, Bottom Center of Page.
Patent History
Patent number: D358360
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 24, 1992
Date of Patent: May 16, 1995
Assignee: Aluminum Company of America (Pittsburg, PA)
Inventor: Ralph C. Botterman (Strongsville, OH)
Primary Examiner: James M. Gandy
Attorney: Gary P. Topolosky
Application Number: 0/1,806
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Aperture Has Two Straight Sides (D12/211)