US 12,392,393 B2
Balance weight for vehicle wheel
Tyler Dickerson, Scottsdale, AZ (US)
Filed by Tyler Dickerson, Scottsdale, AZ (US)
Filed on Sep. 22, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/950,378.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/247,426, filed on Sep. 23, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0089103 A1, Mar. 23, 2023
Int. Cl. F16F 15/32 (2006.01)
CPC F16F 15/328 (2013.01) [F16F 15/324 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A balance weight for a vehicle wheel comprising:
a) a first longitudinal end;
b) a second longitudinal end opposite the first end;
c) a first lateral side extending from the first longitudinal end to the second longitudinal end;
d) a second lateral side extending from the first longitudinal end to the second longitudinal end; and
e) a flexible body disposed between the first longitudinal end and second longitudinal end, the flexible body comprising:
i) a first planar section comprising a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the first longitudinal end of the weight comprises the distal end of the first planar section;
ii) a second planar section comprising a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the second longitudinal end of the weight comprises the distal end of the second planar section;
iii) a non-planar center section disposed between the proximal end of the first planar section and the proximal end of the second planar section, wherein the center section further comprises a peak extending from the first lateral side of the balance weight to the second lateral side of the balance weight, the first planar section is integrally connected to the center section at the proximal end of the first planar section, and the second planar section is integrally connected to the center section at the proximal end of the second planar section; and
iv) an adhesive unit disposed along a lower surface of the first planar section and a lower surface of the second planar section.