ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,559,275, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to WILLOWTREE HOLDINGS PTY LTD (Point Cook, Australia).
"Packaging for wheel rims" was invented by Angelo Tsoutsoulis (Point Cook, Australia).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Packaging for a wheel 10 is provided that has a cylindrical rim 11 and first and second cylindrical flanges 12, 13 extending from opposite axial ends of the rim 11. The packaging comprising first and second sleeves 22, 44 in which the first sleeve 22 extends about the rim 11 and bears against a facing surface of the first flange 12 and the second sleeve 44 extends about the rim 11 and extends through the first sleeve 22, extendi...