Land vehicles: wheels and axles – Wheel – With wheel cover
Reexamination Certificate
2011-08-16
2011-08-16
Stormer, Russell D (Department: 3617)
Land vehicles: wheels and axles
Wheel
With wheel cover
C301S037102, C301S037310, C301S037104, C118S505000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07997662
ABSTRACT:
A rim shield device for covering a rim of a tire featuring a circular base having a raised side along its outer edge; a plurality of channels disposed on the base extending radially from the center to the raised side; a cable disposed in each channel, the second end of each cable extends out of its respective channel; a hook disposed on the second end of each cable; and a tightening system comprising a spring-loaded button disposed in the center of the base, the first ends of each of the cables are engaged in the spring-loaded button, the spring-loaded button can move between an in position and an out position, an inner spring of the spring-loaded button biases the spring-loaded button in the out position, wherein in the out position the cables are effectively shortened in length and in the in position the cables are effectively lengthened.
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