US 7,537,034 B2
Automotive wheel with continuous barrel surface
Daniel A. Zabaleta, 1260 Meadows Blvd., Weston, Fla. 33327 (US)
Filed on Jun. 19, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/455,536.
Prior Publication US 2007/0290549 A1, Dec. 20, 2007
Int. Cl. B60C 7/24 (2006.01); B60B 21/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 152—396  [301/95.11] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
9. An automotive wheel, comprising:
an inner barrel having an inboard flange, an inner barrel hardware mounting face, and an inner barrel body disposed between the inner barrel inboard flange and the inner barrel hardware mounting face;
an outer barrel having an outboard flange and an outer barrel hardware mounting face with an outer barrel body disposed between the outer barrel outboard flange and the outer barrel hardware mounting face;
an air receiving chamber rim section defined as being a radially outward side of the wheel circumferentially formed by said inboard flange, said inner and outer barrel bodies, and the outboard flange, wherein at least one of said inner barrel hardware mounting face and said outer barrel hardware mounting face is a flange and the opposing hardware mounting face comprising a hardware receiving feature; and
a fastening system securing said outer barrel hardware mounting face and said inner barrel hardware mounting face to form a wheel assembly, wherein any visible portions of the fastening system are disposed exclusively within an air receiving chamber defined as being a region formed between the air receiving chamber rim section and an installed tire.