Land vehicles: wheels and axles – Wheel – With wheel cover
Patent
1988-05-06
1989-05-02
Reeves, Robert B.
Land vehicles: wheels and axles
Wheel
With wheel cover
301 37PB, B60B 700
Patent
active
048262528
ABSTRACT:
A snap-in clip for holding a retainer ring and wheel cover assembly in place on a wheel rim, wherein the clip includes a center strip for abutting against a portion of the retainer ring, three clip extensions formed on one edge of the center strip for extending through openings in a radially outer portion of the retainer ring, and a pair of U-shaped loops formed on the other edge of the center strip for snapping into place around an upturned inner peripheral edge portion of the retainer ring. A pair of retention fingers are also formed on the other edge of the center strip for being resiliently urged into an annular groove in the wheel rim to securely retain the wheel cover concentric thereon. A pair of shock tabs are also formed on the one edge of the center strip with swaged projections formed on the side edges thereof for engaging respective notches in the wheel rim to prevent rotation of the wheel cover assembly relative to the wheel rim. In an alternate embodiment, only two clip extensions, one retention finger, and one shock tab are employed.
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Evans John C.
Reeves Robert B.
Stormer Russell D.
Textron Inc.
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