Simulated chrome plated vehicle wheel

Details Simulated chrome plated vehicle wheel Simulated chrome plated vehicle wheel

1998-03-16

2000-01-04

Stormer, Russell D.

Land vehicles: wheels and axles

Wheel

With wheel cover

301 3736, B60B 710

Patent

active

060101962

ABSTRACT:
A simulated chrome plated vehicle wheel (10). The simulation is accomplished by placing over a conventional, non-plated vehicle wheel (12) a thin, chrome plated wheel cover (30) that is preferably constructed of a plastic substrate. The wheel cover (30) has a contour and includes surface patterns that are identical to the contour and surface patterns of the vehicle wheel (12). Thus, when the wheel cover (30) is attached, the vehicle wheel (12) has the appearance of a solid chrome plated vehicle wheel. The wheel cover (3) features a plurality of wheel cover fasteners (44) that preferably consist of a wheel clip retainer (46) and a wheel clip (76). The retainer (46) is integrally molded to a circumferential edge (36) on the wheel cover (30). The retainer (46) forms a partial wheel clip cavity (56) that is dimensioned to frictional accept and retain the wheel clip (76). The wheel clip includes an inner wheel edge clip (96) and an outer wheel edge clip (110). when the wheel cover (30) is pressed downward over the vehicle wheel (12) the two clips (96,110) clamp onto the circumferential edge (18) of the vehicle wheel (12) to securely hold the wheel cover (10) to the vehicle wheel (12).

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