Appeal No. 1998-1289
Application 07/906,492
cylindrical extension into the cylindrical well portion
on the rims; whereby said tire sealing beads seat
respectively on said disc and said rim at respective
sealing bead seats thereof.
31. A method for producing a vehicle wheel assembly
comprising the steps of:
(a) providing a wheel disc which includes an
outboard tire retaining flange;
(b) forming a unitary dual rim preform comprising
two connected partial wheel rims, the preform formed with
an inboard tire retaining flange connected to an inboard
tire bead seat at each axial end;
(c) determining a distinct axial length for each
partial wheel rim;
(d) splitting the preform to produce two separate
partial wheel rims having predetermined axial lengths,
each partial wheel rim including an inboard tire
retaining flange connected to an inboard tire bead seat
at one axial end and a joining edge at an opposite axial
end;
(e) positioning the wheel disc and one of the
partial wheel rims in a fixture for locating the disc and
the rim coaxially with the joining edge of the wheel rim
adjacent to a portion of the wheel disc; and
(f) attaching the wheel disc to the wheel rim to
form the wheel assembly.
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