Spoked wheel cover

Details Spoked wheel cover Spoked wheel cover

1985-09-03

1987-04-28

Scherbel, David A.

Land vehicles: wheels and axles

Wheel

With wheel cover

301 37P, B60B 706

Patent

active

046608931

ABSTRACT:
The device for attaching a flexible wheel cover to a spoked wheel to decrease the drag generally comprises a body including means for attaching the body to a wheel spoke and a fastening portion for attaching a flexible wheel cover to the body. A slot in the body receives a spoke. The cap of a compression fastener fastened to body immediately adjacent the spoke bears on the portion of the spoke in the slot to fixedly attach the device to the spoke and so that rotation of the compression fastener moves the device along the spoke. A cover for fastening to the attaching/tensioner device comprises a conical sheet of flexible material, such as DuPont Mylar.

REFERENCES:
patent: 1351261 (1920-08-01), Miller
patent: 1406945 (1922-02-01), Dunlap et al.
patent: 3004798 (1961-10-01), Tylle
patent: 4201448 (1980-05-01), Kagayama
patent: 4418962 (1983-12-01), Schaffer

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Spoked wheel cover does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Spoked wheel cover, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Spoked wheel cover will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-472845