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FIG. 1 is a front elevation view of a vehicle wheel showing my new design;
FIG. 2 is an enlarged front elevation view of the upper left quadrant thereof, it being understood that all four quadrants of the wheel are the same;
FIG. 3 is a sectional view through lines III--III of FIG. 2;
FIG. 4 is a front elevation view of a vehicle wheel showing a second embodiment of my new design;
FIG. 5 is an enlarged front elevation view of the upper left quadrant thereof, it being understood that all four quadrants of the wheel are the same; and
FIG. 6 is a sectional view through lines VI--VI of FIG. 5.
The characteristic feature of this design resides in the triangularly-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.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 11, 1992
Date of Patent: May 30, 1995
Assignee: Aluminum Company of America (Pittsburgh, PA)
Inventor: Ralph C. Botterman (Strongsville, OH)
Primary Examiner: James M. Gandy
Attorney: Gary P. Topolosky
Application Number: 7/927,948
