Land vehicles: wheels and axles – Wheel – With wheel cover
Patent
1975-09-22
1977-08-02
Tollberg, Stanley H.
Land vehicles: wheels and axles
Wheel
With wheel cover
B60B 706
Patent
active
040392260
ABSTRACT:
A wheel cover having an annular, axially directed flange of a diameter slightly less than the inner diameter of the wheel rim is disclosed. Retention elements comprising circumferentially elongated portions formed integrally with, or struck out of, the flange at regularly spaced intervals are provided. Each element is integral with the flange near the free end of the flange. Each retention element includes at least one pair of retention teeth at the radially outer portion of the flange which engages the wheel rim. The retention teeth pairs are formed by providing an off-center, generally V-shaped cutout portion at the edge of the retention element wherein one leg of the V is substantially longer than the other leg. Accordingly, a pair of teeth are provided on each element, the first tooth providing a sharp projecting spur for bitingly engaging the wheel rim. The second tooth provides a strong tooth which bitingly engages the wheel rim and which further resists axial movement of the wheel cover with respect to the wheel rim.
REFERENCES:
patent: 2815986 (1957-12-01), Landell
patent: 2870879 (1959-01-01), Gaylord et al.
patent: 3317249 (1967-05-01), Dagobert
patent: 3881778 (1975-05-01), Buerger
International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation
Michals William J.
Raden James B.
Tollberg Stanley H.
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