Wheel cover for automotive vehicles

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2006-12-12

2006-12-12

Stormer, Russell D. (Department: 3617)

Land vehicles: wheels and axles

Wheel

With wheel cover

C301S037310, C301S037410

Reexamination Certificate

active

07147289

ABSTRACT:
A wheel cover (10) has a plurality of vent holes (15) along an outer peripheral portion of a wheel cover body (11) at positions opposed to solid portions (8) between disc openings (6) in a road wheel (1). An engagement member (12) projects from the edge portion (16) of the vent hole (15), toward the wheel disc (2) of the road wheel (1). A disc-locking portion (18) projects from the tip end portion of the engagement member (12), toward the vent hole (15), and preferably includes locking protrusions (31, 32) engageable with a peripheral portion (7) of the disc opening (6), so that a retainer (24) is engaged with a retainer locking concave portion (35) to urge and hold the disc-locking portion (18).

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patent: 2212039 (1940-08-01), Lyon
patent: 2717179 (1955-09-01), Pipes et al.
patent: RE24995 (1961-06-01), Lyon
patent: 6247760 (2001-06-01), Kinoshita
patent: A 2000-006602 (2000-01-01), None
patent: A 2001-225603 (2001-08-01), None
patent: A 2002-059702 (2002-02-01), None

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