Land vehicles: wheels and axles – Wheel – Hub
Patent
1987-05-14
1988-11-01
Marbert, James B.
Land vehicles: wheels and axles
Wheel
Hub
301 37R, 301 37P, 301 37CM, 301108S, B60B 700, B60B 706
Patent
active
047814195
ABSTRACT:
A hub cap locking arrangement, in which, in a first embodiment, a hub cap having a cup-shaped configuration with a generally tubular portion insertable into the wheel hub opening, the tubular portion having a diameter slightly smaller than the diameter of the wheel hub opening of an alloy vehicle wheel. The hub cap may be formed from cast or machined metal or plastic material and is provided with a plurality of radially extending threaded apertures, through which extend pointed threaded members of high strength metal, the threaded members having either a hex head opening or a slotted end. The hub cap is assembled to the wheel from the rear with the wheel removed from the vehicle, the threaded fasteners are then screwed into the apertures from the inner opening of the hub cap until the pointed ends enter into engagement with the inner wall of the wheel hub. In a second embodiment for use with factory provided hub caps, a metal locking ring is provided for insertion within the shallow cup-shaped sheet metal member of the factory hub cap, the locking ring being provided with a plurality of equiangularly disposed spaced threaded apertures through which pass pointed threaded fasteners of high strength metal for partially penetrating and deforming the sheet metal member material into engagement with the interior abutting wall portion of the wheel hub.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4040672 (1977-08-01), Imahashi
patent: 4191427 (1980-03-01), Bradley
patent: 4295685 (1981-10-01), Spisak
Marbert James B.
Mesaros John G.
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