Metal working – Method of mechanical manufacture – Wheel making
Reexamination Certificate
2005-12-27
2005-12-27
Cuda Rosenbaum, I (Department: 3726)
Metal working
Method of mechanical manufacture
Wheel making
C029S894380, C029S896600
Reexamination Certificate
active
06978544
ABSTRACT:
A retaining assembly secures ornamentation having an inboard surface and a plurality of protrusions to a wheel. The retaining assembly includes a ring. The ring includes a plurality of openings extending therethrough. The openings receive protrusions that extend out from the ornamentation. Legs extend out from the ring and engage multiple sides of a portion of the lug nuts. This secures the ornamentation to the wheel hub. The retaining assembly also includes supports that are secured between the legs. The supports provide support and prevent over-travel of the legs when the ornamentation is being installed by securing the ring to the lug nuts. The supports include an extension and a cross member. The extension positions the supports with respect to the ring and the cross members are bent and welded to the legs that are disposed adjacent thereto to provide support and prevent the over-travel of the legs as the legs pass over the lug nuts to which they are being secured.
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Cutcher Douglas J.
Eikhoff Ted E.
Wieczorek Ted J.
Butzel Long
Cuda Rosenbaum I
McKechnie Vehicle Components (USA), Inc.
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