Land vehicles: wheels and axles – Wheel – With wheel cover
Patent
1985-09-23
1987-07-07
Scherbel, David A.
Land vehicles: wheels and axles
Wheel
With wheel cover
40587, B60B 704, B60B 706
Patent
active
046782397
ABSTRACT:
Accordingly, the present invention provides a hub cap assembly having a non-rotating wheel cover consisting of a disc like body on which indicia, advertising material, trademarks and the like can be placed. The cover body is provided with a weight on its back surface acting to normally maintain the cover in a given orientation and is held on an outer bracket fitted with a annular bearing at its center and radially extending spokes through which the cover body is attached. An annular bearing is located within the annular center of the outer flange and is resiliently attached to the central boss portion of an inner bracket. The inner bracket being provided with a plurality of radial stays having a V-shaped clip at its end adapted to engage with the rim portion of the wheel. The V-shaped clip is provided with a rounded tip at its extreme end which fits beneath the rim of the wheel. The cover body is thus fixed to the outer bracket and which is in turn resiliently secured to the inner bracket which is itself is resiliently and removably attached the wheel. Thus, the outer bracket and the cover body is non-rotatable with the wheel, although because of its resiliency is rockable, pendulum-like while the wheel is in motion. Thus the vehicle wheel will rotate, but the cover body will not and therefore will be able to be used as a moving advertisement.
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Schaffer Murray
Scherbel David A.
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