Land vehicles: wheels and axles – Wheel – With wheel cover
Reexamination Certificate
2005-05-03
2005-05-03
Stormer, Russell D. (Department: 3617)
Land vehicles: wheels and axles
Wheel
With wheel cover
C301S037320, C301S037350
Reexamination Certificate
active
06886891
ABSTRACT:
In a structure of mounting a wheel cap to a wheel, a plurality of pairs of support plates are projectingly provided on an inner wall of the wheel cap made of a synthetic resin and arranged annularly so that the support plates in each pair are opposed to each other in a circumferential direction. A pair of elastic support legs extending from opposed surfaces of the support plates in each pair are integrally connected to each other to form a V-shape. A locking claw is formed on a connection between the support legs and capable of being engaged into a locking recess in an inner peripheral surface of a rim of the wheel. An annular setting spring is connected to the locking claws for biasing the locking claws in a direction to come into engagement in the locking recess. Thus, it is possible to form each of the support legs supporting each of the locking claws sufficiently long to enhance the flexibility of the support leg, thereby improving durability of the support legs and mounting property of the wheel cap.
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Hara Kouichi
Ikuma Yuusuke
Sugauchi Yasufumi
Suzuki Yousuke
Uchida Osamu
Arent & Fox PLLC
Moriroku Kabushiki Kaisha
Stormer Russell D.
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