Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
301370310 | Including resilient securing means | 15 |
20080309151 | WHEEL ASSEMBLY AND CORROSION BARRIER FOR SAME - A wheel barrier assembly is disclosed for creating a physical barrier between a wheel hub, a wheel and a plurality of lugs securing the wheel to the wheel hub. The wheel barrier assembly may include a plate extending between the wheel hub and the wheel to insulate the wheel from the wheel hub. The wheel barrier assembly may also include a plurality of collets extending through the wheel and secured to the plate to insulate the wheel from the lugs. | 12-18-2008 |
20090021071 | WHEEL CENTER CAP WITH RADIAL LOCK - A cap assembly for a wheel including a cup-shaped cap member having a plurality of annular ridges disposed around a circumference thereof, and a retainer ring having a plurality of axially extending flange portions disposed around a circumference thereof. The retainer ring is slidably coupled to the cup-shaped member, the axially extending flange portions are angled relative to a position normal to the ring, and the plurality of axially extending flange portions correspond to the plurality of annular ridges. When the cap assembly is inserted into the wheel, the retainer ring slides along the cup-shaped member and the annular ridges force the axially extending flange portions to the position normal to the ring to attach the flange portions to the wheel. | 01-22-2009 |
20090284070 | Interlocking method and its structure for wheel-rim cover - This invention relates to an interlocking method and its structure for wheel-rim cover, which mainly has a wheel-rim body and a wheel-rim cover body. A plurality of engaging seats is integrally formed along the peripheral edge at the rear side of the wheel-rim cover body. Each engaging seat is pivotally contacted with an interlocking block. When the interlocking blocks are rotated with the pivotal contact portions as the axis and the other ends of the interlocking blocks pass through the horizontal radial line of the axis, both ends of each interlocking block will abut tightly against the wheel-rim body and the wheel-rim cover body respectively in view of the length between both ends of each said interlocking block being made to be larger than the vertical distance from the engaging groove of the wheel-rim body to the inside edge of the pivotal contact end of the interlocking block and the wheel-rim cover body. In this manner, the wheel-rim cover body can be stably inserted and fixed in the wheel-rim body. Moreover, during the stacking of a number of wheel-rim cover bodies uncombined with the wheel-rim body, the interlocking blocks are in the state of pivotally contacting with the wheel-rim cover body such that the interlocking blocks can be rotated. Therefore, the stocking space for the wheel-rim cover bodies can be reduced, and the delivery cost of the same is decreased accordingly. | 11-19-2009 |
20100231029 | AFFIXMENT SYSTEM FOR WHEEL CLADDING - The present invention comprises an affixment system for securing wheel cladding to a vehicle wheel, with the wheel including a hub and a plurality of radial spokes extending between the hub and a wheel rim. Each wheel spoke includes at least one aperture for seating a mushroom head expansion clip mounted to the inner face of corresponding spokes of the wheel cladding. | 09-16-2010 |
20110101766 | VEHICLE WHEEL TRIM INSERT ASSEMBLY - A vehicle wheel assembly includes a vehicle wheel having an outer surface, and a wheel cladding having an outer surface, an inner surface facing the outer surface of the wheel, and at least one aperture extending between the outer surface and the inner surface. The vehicle wheel assembly further includes a trim insert assembly that includes a first member that abuts the outer surface of the wheel cladding substantially proximate the at least one aperture of the wheel cladding, and at least one first portion of a coupler, and a second member including an outer surface having an aesthetic outer appearance, and at least one second portion of a coupler, wherein the first portion of the coupler and the second portion of the coupler are coupled with one another, thereby securing the trim insert within the aperture of the wheel cladding. | 05-05-2011 |
20110291464 | CAP ATTACHMENT STRUCTURE AND CAP - There is provided a cap attachment structure, including: a cap that is attached to a wheel of a vehicle; a first elastic deformation portion that is provided at the cap, the first elastic deformation portion being elastically deformed and engaging with the wheel while the cap is attached to the wheel; and a second elastic deformation portion that is provided at the cap, the second elastic deformation portion not being elastically deformed while the cap is attached to the wheel, and the second elastic deformation portion being elastically deformed by engaging with the wheel when the cap is detached from the wheel. | 12-01-2011 |
20120212035 | TEXTILE COVER FOR STREAMLINING WIDE BASED TRUCK OR BUS WHEELS - A wheel cover assembly which includes a generally flat, circular wheel cover portion, an attachment assembly, and a manually releasable fastener selectively connecting the wheel cover portion to the attachment assembly, the wheel cover being predominately made from flexible laminar materials, the wheel cover portion comprising a mostly transparent window affixed to the manually releasable fastener, the window having an inwardly facing face which includes a flap for retaining a display card on the inside surface of the window. | 08-23-2012 |
20160001594 | Afford-A-Aeros - Aerodynamic wheel cover systems may include a wheel hub attachment assembly coupled with a hub of a large vehicle, such as a truck. A wheel hub attachment assembly may be coupled to a wheel cover attachment device, and a lightweight aerodynamic wheel cover may be attached to the wheel hub attachment assembly via the wheel cover attachment device such that removal and installation of the aerodynamic wheel cover may be accomplished simply and expeditiously without tools. | 01-07-2016 |
301370320 | Resilient securing ring on cover | 1 |
301370330 | Acting to bias portion of cover into engagement with wheel | 1 |
20100007197 | RIM COVER FOR STROLLER, CARRIAGE OR WHEEL CHAIR - A snap on rim cover that includes resilient extensions that hold the rim cover tightly on to the wheel rim. The rim cover and extensions are sized for particular sized rims/wheels and may offer several safety benefits based on its function of preventing external structures from entering and interacting with the rotating structures of the wheel rim. Decorative elements and reflective safety elements may also be incorporated in the rim cover; including elements of personalization thereof. | 01-14-2010 |
301370340 | Detachable | 5 |
20090066151 | ADAPTABLE WHEEL ASSEMBLY - An adaptable wheel assembly, comprising a main wheel body and a modified center cap assembly affixed to the main wheel body via at least one of a first fastening system provided adjacent a central aperture of the wheel and a second fastening system provided adjacent a rim of the wheel radially outside the first fastening system. The modified center cap assembly includes a central cap portion and an extended spoke portion extending radially from the central cap portion toward the rim portion. The modified center cap assembly may be interchangeably disposed on said main wheel body with an additional modified center cap assembly so that a user may customize and update the style and look of a wheel at a reduced expense. The center cap according to the present invention can simulate the spoke of a conventional wheel. | 03-12-2009 |
20100148569 | Wheel cover arresting device - This invention relates to an wheel cover arresting device in which a plurality of retaining sockets are integrally formed at the rear side of the wheel cover body. Each retaining socket is pivotedly connected with a catch member at one end, and the other end of the catch member abuts against a groove provided on the wheel cover body. Furthermore, a wave-shape elastic portion with definite elastic force is formed on each catch member. Two ends of each catch member abut against the wheel disk body and the wheel cover body respectively after the completion of assembly process. An appropriate force has to be applied so as to detach the wheel cover body from the front side of the wheel disk body. This can also ensure that the wheel cover body will not easily be stripped from the wheel disk body. It is the elastic portion of the catch members that provide the appropriate definite elastic force to allow the catch members to firmly abut between the wheel disk body and the wheel cover body and to enhance the stability of this abutment. | 06-17-2010 |
20120217791 | Unitary vehicle wheel rim protector - A wheel rim protective structure has a closed ring made of a semi-rigid durable plastic material. A plurality of spaced apart durable curved metal clips extend from the inner edge of the ring and are oriented to insert between the tire and rim. Each clip has a number of unidirectional barbs that facilitate installation but resist unwanted extraction by engaging the tire portion. Knurling on the opposite side provides more static friction against the wheel surface. The metal clips also provided a situs for a low profile fastener to allow other structures to be attached to the ring such as decorative panels, lights, flags streamers, or other decorative or counterbalancing structures. The ring and clips can be made from a unitary piece of injection molded material. | 08-30-2012 |
20150035345 | ELASTOMERIC FASTENER SYSTEM FOR WHEEL DEVICES - A system. The system includes a wheel, a protective device and a fastener system. The fastener system is connected to the wheel and the protective device. The fastener system includes an elastomeric fastener configured to allow for controlled radial and rotational displacement of the protective device relative to the wheel in x and y directions. | 02-05-2015 |
20160167426 | APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE WHEEL RIM | 06-16-2016 |
301370110 | Including adhesive | 1 |
20160001593 | Rim Assembly - The invention relates to a rim assembly for a vehicle having a rim having an axial inside facing the vehicle and an axial outside facing away from the vehicle, a rim flange designed on the axial outside of the rim, and a first groove designed in the rim. The first groove is arranged in the rim flange or axially outside of the rim flange, and a disc-shaped cover, which covers the axial outside of the rim. The radially outer edge of the cover inserts in the first groove and a first elastic element in the first groove clamps the radial outside edge. | 01-07-2016 |