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1. Field of Invention
The present invention relates to wheel spacers mounted to a motor vehicle. More particularly, the present invention relates to a wheel spacer mounted between dual rear wheels of a motor vehicle.
2. Description of Related Art
Light trucks or light duty trucks are commonly used in industrial and commercial industries to transport property and people to and from job sites. In some such industries, such as the drilling industry for example, the job sites are inaccessible via improved roadways. Accordingly, field workers use light duty trucks and similar vehicles to travel “off road” and access such job sites. Uneven grade, ditches, loose or soft soil (i.e., mud), and obstacles such as rock and debris make traveling in such manner difficult.
To improve the traction of light duty trucks and allow them to better navigate such environments, dual rear wheels are mounted to the truck's rear axle. However, sometimes users of such trucks want to mount larger tires on the rear axle, but the construction of the hub and rim assembly do not allow enough room for larger tires to be mounted side-by-side. Accordingly, there is a need for an apparatus that will allow for larger tires to be easily and conveniently mounted to existing dual-wheel mounting assemblies.
The primary objective of the present invention is to provide a wheel spacer that will allow larger tires to be mounted to existing dual-wheel mounting assemblies. The wheel spacer comprises a main body surrounding a central aperture. The main body includes a plurality of attachment apertures. Threaded bolts transversely extend from the face of the main body. The threaded bolts of the main body are positioned to enter corresponding apertures of the hub of the outer wheel. The attachment apertures are positioned to receive fasteners threaded through and connected to the hub of the inner wheel.
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The threaded bolts 18 of the wheel spacer 10 engage attachment apertures of the outer wheel 40 (not shown in the figures) and the wheel spacer 10 is attached to the outer wheel 40 via lug nuts (not shown in the figures) that are threaded onto the exposed ends of the threaded bolts 18 once they are pushed through the attachment apertures 46 of the outer wheel 40.
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The description of the invention is merely exemplary in nature and, thus, variations that do not depart from the gist of the invention are intended to be within the scope of the invention. Such variations are not to be regarded as a departure from the spirit and scope of the invention.