Decorative wheel cover assembly for use with a standard wheel co

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1998-01-13

2000-06-06

Dayoan, D. Glenn

Land vehicles: wheels and axles

Wheel

With wheel cover

3011081, 3011084, B60B 714

Patent

active

060709472

ABSTRACT:
A decorative covering assembly for use with a standard wheel construction, the wheel construction including a drum-shaped inner member capable of being mounted to a vehicle axle and including a plurality of threaded mounting studs extending in circumferentially arrayed fashion from the drum member. A circular shaped decorative covering member has a specified thickness and includes a first inner diameter, an outwardly angled and annularly extending body and a second outer diameter. A plurality of semicircular and flared lip portions are formed within and extend around the first inner diameter of the covering member and correspond in number and arrangement to the threaded mounting studs so that ends of the mounting studs extend through the flared lip portions upon positioning the covering member within the drum member. A plurality of pieces of two-sided adhesive tape provide temporary securing means between the covering member and the drum member and a plurality of lugs are subsequently threadably engaged over the projecting ends of the mounting studs to permanently secure the covering member against the drum member at a first location. A center cap is positioned over the open inner diameter of the circular covering member and additional plastic lug caps are provided for securing the center cap to the lugs. Additional tightening of the lug caps further causes an outer angled edge portion of the center cap to bias the covering member against the drum member at a further location in proximity to the inner diameter and so as to securably engage the covering member to the drum member in the area substantially along the inner diameter of the covering member.

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