Land vehicles: wheels and axles – Wheel – With wheel cover
Patent
1996-07-17
1998-01-13
Stormer, Russell D.
Land vehicles: wheels and axles
Wheel
With wheel cover
3011084, B60B 714
Patent
active
057071136
ABSTRACT:
A wheel cover assembly is disclosed for a wheel that is mounted to a vehicle by a plurality of wheel mounting means comprised of threaded studs and associated nuts. This assembly includes a generally rigid hub cap and a plurality of reusable fasteners which are used to secure the hub cap to the wheel. The hub cap has a generally circular outline, with a plurality of notches spaced about its periphery and a flange extending into each of said notches. A notch in the hub cap is provided for each stud, so that when the wheel cover assembly is positioned on a wheel, the hub cap covers the central portion of the wheel, and each stud and associated nut is located in a notch of the hub cap. Each fastener includes a closed top end portion and a generally cylindrical sidewall extending from the closed top end portion so as to define a generally hollow cavity therein. A terminal collar depends from the bottom of and around the periphery of the sidewall of each fastener. Retaining means are provided within the cavity of each fastener for attaching the fastener to the wheel mounting means, so that at least a portion of the terminal collar of the fastener seats on at least a portion of the flange extending into the notch. There is also disclosed a hub cap and protective fasteners for use in such an assembly.
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Aluminum Company of America
Hill David J.
Stormer Russell D.
Topolosky Gary P.
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