| US 7,481,498 B1 | ||
| Injection-molded wheel having a plurality of recesses in a rim portion | ||
| Michael A. Morris, Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. (US) | ||
| Assigned to GEO Plastics, Los Angeles, Calif. (US) | ||
| Filed on Jul. 05, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/481,442. | ||
| Application 11/481442 is a continuation in part of application No. 29/240855, filed on Oct. 17, 2005, granted, now D542003, filed on May 01, 2007. | ||
| Int. Cl. B60B 5/02 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 301—64.707 [301/64.701; 152/324] | 18 Claims |
| 1. A wheel comprising:
a hub having a central bore dimensioned and configured to receive an axle or an axle sleeve;
a web extending radially from the hub;
an annular rim encircling the web, the rim including a plurality of deep recesses extending in a transverse direction from
an inner surface to an outer surface of the rim, each deep recess having a depth substantially equal to a width of the rim;
and
a plurality of shallow recesses each having a depth less than the deep recesses, wherein the shallow recesses and deep recesses
both extend outwardly through a circumferential plane of the rim.
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