Land vehicles: wheels and axles – Wheel – Hub
Patent
1989-05-23
1991-01-22
Stormer, Russell D.
Land vehicles: wheels and axles
Wheel
Hub
301 37CM, B60B 706
Patent
active
049866060
ABSTRACT:
Anti-theft locking device for securing a wheel medallion having a grease cap well to the wheel of a vehicle. The device is utilized with a conventional wheel medallion of the type having spring retainers that protrude from the body of the medallion and extend into an opening and into a recess in the hub of the wheel. Further, the spring retainers have clips that are configured to pass into the opening and abut the recess of the wheel. A medallion locking cup is provided that is smaller than the medallion well and which is configured to fit therein. The cup has spring retainer openings to allow the clips to flex for mounting and removing the medallion and cup onto the wheel. The cup has an abutting wall portion adjacent the spring retaining opening and the cup is rotated from inside the wheel to lock the medallion and cup onto the wheel with the abutting wall portions abutting the clips.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4040672 (1977-08-01), Imahashi
patent: 4067621 (1978-01-01), Reppert
patent: 4818032 (1989-04-01), Thomas
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