CPC B62D 25/186 (2013.01) [B62D 25/163 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |
1. A wheel assembly for a vehicle comprising:
a wheel configured for rotation with respect to the vehicle and a tire configured to be mounted on the wheel, the tire having an inboard surface, an outboard surface, and a circumferential tread surface extending between the inboard surface and the outboard surface; and
a wheel casing configured to be positioned beneath an axis of rotation of the wheel such that the wheel casing defines a body portion including a continuous length positioned beneath the axis of rotation, along the inboard surface of the tire, and extending between a first end disposed on one side of the axis of rotation to a second free terminal end disposed on an opposing side of the axis of rotation;
wherein the body portion includes an axle opening therethrough defined by at least a bottom surface, a front opening surface disposed forward of the axle opening and a rear opening surface disposed rearward of the axle opening, the rear opening surface having a larger radius of curvature than the front opening surface.
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