Claims
- 1. A vehicle wheel comprising:an annular wheel rim; a circular wheel disc formed across an end of said wheel rim; a first layer formed from a cured organic material disposed over at least a portion of a surface of one of said wheel rim and said wheel disc; a second layer formed from a first inorganic material disposed over said first layer, and a third layer formed from a second inorganic material disposed over said second layer.
- 2. A vehicle wheel according to claim 1 wherein said first inorganic material includes a metallic material.
- 3. A vehicle wheel according to claim 2 wherein said second inorganic material includes a ceramic clear coat.
- 4. A vehicle wheel according to claim 1 wherein said first inorganic material includes a ceramic material.
- 5. A vehicle wheel according to claim 4 wherein said third layer formed from said second inorganic material includes a single layer of a ceramic clear coat.
- 6. A vehicle wheel according to claim 1 wherein said organic material in said first layer includes a color.
- 7. A vehicle wheel according to claim 1 wherein the second inorganic material is the same as the first inorganic material.
- 8. A vehicle wheel according to claim 1 wherein the second inorganic material is different from the first inorganic material.
- 9. A vehicle wheel according to claim 1 further including an intermediate layer formed from an inorganic material disposed between the surface of the wheel and said first layer of cured organic material.
- 10. A vehicle wheel according to claim 9 wherein the wheel is formed from an aluminum alloy and further wherein said intermediate layer disposed between said surface of the wheel and said first layer includes aluminum oxide.
- 11. A vehicle wheel according to claim 1 wherein said first layer of organic material includes one of a polymer, a resin, an acrylic, an epoxy and urethane and a paint.
- 12. A vehicle wheel according to claim 11 wherein said second layer includes one of chromium, aluminum, titanium, silver and gold.
- 13. A vehicle wheel according to claim 12 wherein said third layer includes a single layer of a ceramic and a clear coat.
- 14. A finish for a surface of a vehicle wheel disc comprising:a first layer formed from an inorganic material disposed over at least a portion of a surface of the wheel disc; a second layer formed from a cured organic material disposed over said first layer; a third layer formed from a first inorganic material disposed over said second layer; and a fourth layer formed from a second inorganic material disposed over said third layer.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/169,417, filed on Dec. 7, 1999.
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Provisional Applications (1)
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60/169417 |
Dec 1999 |
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