Expanded – threaded – driven – headed – tool-deformed – or locked-thr – Internally threaded fastener element – e.g. – nut – etc. – Having cap
Patent
1990-10-26
1992-01-21
Lindsey, Rodney M.
Expanded, threaded, driven, headed, tool-deformed, or locked-thr
Internally threaded fastener element, e.g., nut, etc.
Having cap
411371, F16B 3714
Patent
active
050824090
ABSTRACT:
A cover for a bolt and an annular nut having a plurality of generally planar, side surfaces comprises a shell including a closed end portion and a plurality of side surfaces extending downwardly from the closed end portion. Each side surface of the shell has a generally planar inner wall that terminates in the bottom wall adapted for adjoining a flat surface of the wheel rim mounted on a vehicle with a plurality of such bolts and nuts. The cover further comprises a clip for inserting into the cavity defined by the shell side surfaces. This clip includes an annular ring and a plurality of spaced projections extending downwardly from the ring's perimeter, each projection adapted for engaging a side surface of the annular nut when the cover is installed thereover. The cover further comprises means for retaining the clip within the shell cavity. Preferred retaining means include: at least one inward protrusion from each inner wall against which a clip projection end section will engage when the clip is inserted into the cavity; and at least one pair of ring locators extending inwardly and axially along opposing inner walls of the shell. On a preferred basis, this outer shell is made from chrome-plated plastic and the clip from a zinc-plated metal such as steel, brass or aluminum.
REFERENCES:
patent: 2103743 (1937-12-01), Doty
patent: 3485134 (1969-12-01), Ott
patent: 4659273 (1987-04-01), Dudley
patent: 4890967 (1990-01-01), Rosenbaum
Aluminum Company of America
Lindsey Rodney M.
Topolosky Gary P.
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