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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120013170 | Ornamental Wheel Insert Attachment System An ornamental wheel insert utilizing a snap-fit attachment to a wheel. In a first embodiment, fingers carrying bosses are attached to an insert body, wherein when the insert body is seated the bosses snappingly engage a boss abutment of the wheel. In a second embodiment... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120007414 | WHEEL COVER A protective cover for automobile deep dish wheel rims is disk shaped and includes an annular groove protruding outwards from a back surface. A plurality of rubber gripping pads are included along the outward-facing surface of the annular groove for enhancing attachment... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20110291465 | Road Wheel Ornament The present disclosure relates to vehicle road wheels with attachable ornaments. The ornaments can have a different surface finish or treatment than the outboard surface of the wheel.... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110241411 | Alloy wheel protectors A wheel protector for shielding the alloy wheel of a vehicle from impact damage includes an outer ring-shaped cover 4 forming a circumferential track, with an optional inner circular disc 1. A number of attachment elements 25 are slidably engaged wi... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110148181 | WHEEL CLADDING AND SYSTEM A wheel cladding system (18) includes a wheel (10) having a wheel rim (14) and a wheel disk (16) attached to the wheel rim (14). The wheel disk (16) includes a peripheral flange (18) extending circumferentially about a ce... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110116279 | DECORATIVE LIGHTING DEVICE ATTACHED ONTO WHEEL RIM OF VEHICLE A decorative lighting device, adapted to be installed onto wheel rim of vehicle, includes a telescopically fixing mechanism and a light-emitting assembly connected thereon. The light-emitting assembly includes a lid plate and a plurality of light-emitting units fixed th... | 05/19/2011 |
| 20110101766 | VEHICLE WHEEL TRIM INSERT ASSEMBLY A vehicle wheel assembly includes a vehicle wheel having an outer surface, and a wheel cladding having an outer surface, an inner surface facing the outer surface of the wheel, and at least one aperture extending between the outer surface and the inner surface. The vehi... | 05/05/2011 |
| 20110089748 | WHEEL COVER ASSEMBLY A wheel assembly includes a wheel having a centrally-located aperture, a hub portion including lug bolt receiving apertures, a rim portion extending circumferentially about the wheel, and a web portion extending between the hub portion and the rim portion, wherein the h... | 04/21/2011 |
| 20100283311 | VEHICLE WHEEL COVER RETENTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME This invention relates to a vehicle wheel cover retention system for securing a wheel cover to a vehicle wheel. According to one embodiment, the vehicle wheel cover retention system is for a non-full face fabricated vehicle wheel and comprises: a full outer wheel rim fo... | 11/11/2010 |
| 20100270853 | REMOVABLE WHEEL COVER A universal wheel cover assembly for covering a variety of different vehicle's wheels. The universal wheel cover assembly comprises: (a) a covering disc sized to cover the vehicle's wheel, (b) a universal bolt pattern plate, said universal bolt pattern plate including (... | 10/28/2010 |
| 20100231029 | AFFIXMENT SYSTEM FOR WHEEL CLADDING The present invention comprises an affixment system for securing wheel cladding to a vehicle wheel, with the wheel including a hub and a plurality of radial spokes extending between the hub and a wheel rim. Each wheel spoke includes at least one aperture for seating a m... | 09/16/2010 |
| 20100194181 | Custom engineered steel wheel with ABS plastic wheel cover An aftermarket custom engineered deep lip wheel cover in any design, that mates with a custom engineered aftermarket metal wheel that fits most passenger cars, light trucks, and SUV, or golf cart type vehicles. A painted metal wheel custom engineered to jointly except a... | 08/05/2010 |
| 20100181821 | Custom Wheel with Plastic Inserts An aftermarket custom engineered deep lip wheel cover in any design, that mates with a custom engineered aftermarket metal wheel that fits most passenger cars, light trucks, and SUV, or golf cart type vehicles. A painted metal wheel custom engineered to jointly except a... | 07/22/2010 |
| 20100066155 | Tire protection device attachment systems In this invention a tire protection attachment system utilizes adherent materials or mechanical attachments to the wheel rim to hold a covering of protective material adjacent the sidewall of a tubeless tire mounted on a circular wheel rim. The mechanical attachments ar... | 03/18/2010 |
| 20090302670 | Alloy Wheel Protectors A wheel protector for shielding the alloy wheel of a vehicle against scuffs and impact damage includes a substantially circular cover 1 having an elastomeric cushioning layer on one side for positioning against the wheel. A number of attachment elements 5 ... | 12/10/2009 |
| 20090278398 | ADAPTABLE WHEEL ASSEMBLY An adaptable wheel assembly, comprises an integral blank wheel and a cover member removably attached to the blank wheel. A disk portion of the blank wheel is formed without decorative openings therethrough and has an angularly uniform outer surface. The disk portion of ... | 11/12/2009 |
| 20080290720 | Wheel rim cover mounting structure A wheel rim cover mounting structure includes a wheel rim having equiangularly spaced mounting slots, a wheel rim cover, which has protruding flanges respectively inserted into the mounting slots of the wheel rim, protruding strips extending from the protruding flanges ... | 11/27/2008 |
| 20080272643 | NON-ROTATING BICYCLE WHEEL DISPLAY DISK The present invention describes a non-rotating display bicycle wheel cover assembly that remains absolutely upright in relation to the rotation of the bicycle wheel and in relation to a parked bicycle wheel. The invention consists of twin disk assemblies mounted to both... | 11/06/2008 |
| 20080106140 | Display Apparatus For Wheel Hub A display apparatus for an automobile wheel is disclosed The display apparatus may comprise a faceplate removably coupled to a counterweight. The counterweight may be coupled to an adapter assembly including an adapter, a bearing device, a bushing and a coupler. The cou... | 05/08/2008 |
| 20070062040 | Method and apparatus for producing a wheel cover and vehicle wheel including such a wheel cover This invention relates to a method and apparatus for producing a wheel cover and a vehicle wheel including such a wheel cover. The method for producing the vehicle wheel cover comprises the steps of: (a) providing a tooling fixture including at least a first tooling mem... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20060192422 | Wheel cover The present invention relates to a selectively attachable wheel cover for a motor vehicle. The invention comprises a base member, a shaft member, and a display member. The base member is secured to the rim of a motor vehicle. The shaft member is connected to an outer po... | 08/31/2006 |
| 20050012383 | Wheel rim cover engagement device A wheel rim cover engagement device includes an engage ring and a steel ring. The engage ring is fixed in the recess of the flange of a wheel rim, and a wheel rim cover has its inner fastening members tightly clasp the engage ring and is fixedly assembled on the wheel r... | 01/20/2005 |
