Land vehicles: wheels and axles – Wheel – With wheel cover
Patent
1989-10-05
1994-03-15
Stormer, Russell D.
Land vehicles: wheels and axles
Wheel
With wheel cover
301 371, 3011084, B60B 714
Patent
active
052941892
ABSTRACT:
A method and system for mounting decorative wheel covers uses an adaptor or the like for frictionally engaging the outer periphery of one or more standard lug nuts, without affecting the seat of the lug nut to the wheel. The adaptor further includes a threaded member cooperating with apertures in the wheel cover or similar structure for attaching a decorative wheel cover. Specialized bushings may be sued with the adaptors to provide a universal mounting system adaptable for use with a plurality of differently-sized lug nuts. Unitary or multiple-piece wheel covers may be used in conjunction with the mounting adaptors provided. Various ways of inhibiting or preventing relative rotation between wheel cover elements and a wheel are provided in the different embodiments.
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Hsu Long C.
Price John A.
Dicor Corporation
Stormer Russell D.
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