Land vehicles: wheels and axles – Wheel – Compression wheel
Patent
1988-01-04
1988-11-29
Marbert, James B.
Land vehicles: wheels and axles
Wheel
Compression wheel
301 37R, 301108S, B60B 706
Patent
active
047876816
ABSTRACT:
A Simulated Custom Wheel suitable for automotive wheels or truck wheels is described and which is suitable for use on either Ford wheels of General Motor wheels. A unique retainer ring is placed against a decorative cover which is placed adjacent to the wheel. The ring has a flanged rim on the periphery which defines a shoulder portion. The flanged rim is positioned so as to point away from the wheel, and the lug nuts are assembled in the conventional fashion for the Ford wheels. The General Motor wheels use a solid retainer plate against the retainer ring. A universal center hub also having a flanged rim on the periphery defining a shoulder portion is adapted to frictionally engage the shoulder portion on the retainer ring whereby the center hub is supported and held only by the frictional relationship existing between the shoulder on the retaining ring and the shoulder portion on the center hub. In the preferred embodiment, decorative lug nut covers are attached to the universal center hub thereby providing a wheel that is completely covered.
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patent: 4606582 (1986-08-01), Warren
Gaines David
Wang Mike
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