Land vehicles: wheels and axles – Wheel – With wheel cover
Patent
1986-12-08
1988-08-02
Reeves, Robert B.
Land vehicles: wheels and axles
Wheel
With wheel cover
301 37R, 301 37SC, 301108S, B60B 700
Patent
active
047610409
ABSTRACT:
A wheel cover mounting system for mounting a wheel cover on a wheel. The wheel includes a center with a concentric upstanding portion which projects outwardly therefrom along the wheel's axis and terminates at a generally radially extending surface. The generally radially extending surface includes a plurality of circumferentially spaced threaded holes. The upstanding portion of the wheel is provided with a cover including a plurality of holes capable of alignment with respective ones of the circumferentially spaced threaded holes. The mounting system includes a plurality of rods having inner ends and outer ends. The inner ends are threaded for threaded engagement into respective ones of the circumferentially spaced threaded holes. The inner ends of the rods pass through selected ones of the plurality of holes in the cover. Stop nuts are threaded onto the threaded inner ends of the rods. The cover is captured between the outer end of the upstanding portion and the stop nuts on the inner ends of the rods. The outer ends of the rods are threaded to receive stop nuts. A wheel cover mounting plate includes surfaces for engaging the stop nuts. The wheel cover mounting plate further includes a nut for engaging a bolt provided on the wheel cover to attach the wheel cover to the wheel.
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Reeves Robert B.
Stormer Russell D.
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