Land vehicles: wheels and axles – Wheel – With wheel cover
Reexamination Certificate
2007-11-27
2007-11-27
Bellinger, Jason R. (Department: 3617)
Land vehicles: wheels and axles
Wheel
With wheel cover
C301S037373
Reexamination Certificate
active
11121830
ABSTRACT:
A wheel ornamentation assembly is provided for attachment to a wheel secured to a wheel hub with a plurality of lug nuts. The wheel ornamentation assembly includes a wheel ornamentation body having an outboard surface and an inboard surface. The wheel ornamentation assembly includes clusters of retention legs that extend axially from the inboard surface and are arranged in circular patterns to receive the lug nuts therein. Each of the clusters of retention legs includes a gap which extends to the inboard surface. Each of the clusters of retention legs further includes a plurality of primary retention legs arranged in opposed pairs on either side of the gap and a pair of secondary retention legs arranged in opposed positions on either side of the gap. Standoff structures for abutting a front edge of the lug nuts are provided on only the primary retention legs.
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Bruce Jeff
Jensen Eric
Renaud Roger
Bellinger Jason R.
Butzel Long
McKechnie Vehicle Components (USA), Inc.
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