Wheel cover retention

Details Wheel cover retention Wheel cover retention

1980-05-06

1982-12-14

Marmor, Charles A.

Land vehicles: wheels and axles

Wheel

With wheel cover

301 37R, 301 37PB, B60B 706

Patent

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043635202

ABSTRACT:
Two different types of retention devices for attaching a wheel trim to a vehicle wheel are provided alternately at circumferentially spaced locations on the trim. Each retention device of one type comprises a generally axially extending barbed retention arm adapted to engage an axial flange of the wheel with spring force to embed its barb into the flange and attach the trim coaxially to the wheel. Each of the latter retention devices also preferably comprises a spring clip cooperable with portions of the wheel trim to prevent excessive bending of the clip during attachment and removal of the trim from the wheel and also to assure substantially coaxial alignment of the trim and wheel in predetermined axially spaced relationship when the trim and wheel are attached. Each retention device of the second type comprises a comparatively readily removable retainer preferably having a rounded locating projection adapted to seat in a conventional radially inwardly directed annular channel of the wheel flange when the trim is secured coaxially to the wheel.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2945723 (1960-07-01), Estes
patent: 3788707 (1974-01-01), Connell
patent: 4027919 (1977-06-01), Foster et al.
patent: 4223951 (1980-09-01), Muramatsu et al.
patent: 4247151 (1981-01-01), Brown et al.
patent: 4247152 (1981-01-01), Brown

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