Land vehicles: wheels and axles – Wheel – With wheel cover
Patent
1997-04-18
1999-08-03
Stormer, Russell D.
Land vehicles: wheels and axles
Wheel
With wheel cover
301 371, 301 3742, 40587, B60B 700
Patent
active
059315431
ABSTRACT:
Disc wheel covers for forming optical illusions such as but not limited to clockwise and counter-clockwise rotating spiral patterns. The wheel covers have fasteners which interlock to mating fasteners on the outer ring of existing wheel hubs of a vehicle in place of hubcaps or attached directly to the outside of existing hubcaps. The fasteners can be extra strong interlocking mushroom shaped fasteners and or hook and loop fasteners. The matting fasteners allow the wheel covers to be detachable when needed but allow the covers to stay on the wheel hubs as the vehicle travels up to speeds of upto approximately 140 mph or more. The spiral patterns can be various color combinations, and be reflective. Alternatively, the wheel covers can have different optical illusions, solid reflective backgrounds, and/or include advertising symbols, logos, and business names.
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Nguyen Long Bao
Steinberger Brian S.
Stormer Russell D.
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