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Decorative Jeweled Wheel Cover
An improved wheel is provided wherein decorative items such as gem stones are embedded in either the wheel surface, a special mounting section attached to the wheel surface, or to a spoke strap that wraps around each spoke and positions embedded gem stones on the outside surface of the spoke.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8108968 | Grommet assembly A grommet assembly includes a retainer including a sleeve, and a boot secured to the retainer, including a first and a second series of pleats aligned with the sleeve, each pleat of the second series decreasing in size as distance from the retainer increases, each p... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8042225 | Grommet The present invention relates to a grommet for sealing a conduit to be passed through an opening against said opening. The grommet comprises a sealing body defining an opening therethrough for receiving the conduit as well as at least one sealing collar radially sur... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8037573 | Curled bushing with torsional slip An elastomeric bushing assembly has an inner component, an outer component and an elastomeric bushing disposed between the inner and outer components. A bearing engages the inner component and is disposed between the elastomeric bushing and the inner component. The ... | 10/18/2011 |
| 7930800 | Grommet apparatus The flange apparatus provides a positive seal for an appliance tube which enters a junction box of a travel trailer, motor home, or the like. The union of the apparatus is fitted coplanarly to the exterior wall of the junction box. The first and second segment overl... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7442884 | Sealing member for enclosures A seal includes a body having an exterior surface configured for sealing engagement with an entry port of an enclosure. A plurality of passages extend from a first end of the body to a second end of the body. Each of the plurality of passages is configured to receiv... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7434814 | Waterproof grommet A waterproof grommet, includes an elastic grommet body which is provided with a flange portion to be mounted to a panel; an annular wall which is provided on a first face of the flange portion; a lip portion which is provided on a second face of the flange portion, ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7432452 | Snap-in connector for electrical junction box In a snap-in electrical connector for attaching helical metal cable and conduit to a junction box or the like, the connector having the locking ring with flexible tabs engageable with the cable/conduit, the improvement wherein the tabs have legs angled inwardly of t... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7423216 | Dual action sealing gasket and use thereof in an electrical housing assembly A gasket is provided that includes a first sealing portion defining an angled profile and a second sealing portion. A plurality of beads are disposed along the angled profile of the first sealing portion, and a plurality of ribs are disposed along the second sealing... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7423217 | Dual action sealing gasket and use thereof in a electrical housing assembly A housing assembly is provided that has a case including an open end and a flange extending around at least a portion of the open end. The flange defines at least one reduced area extending into a portion of the flange, and a gasket is disposed around the flange. Pr... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7423223 | Construction to secure a washer tube to a grommet A construction is provided having an expanded diameter tube on at least one end of a small diameter tube through which an electrical wire group of a wire harness passes. In addition, a washer tube is secured to a grommet formed from an elastic body, and a vehicle la... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7420125 | Grommet assembly Provided is a grommet assembly including an elastic grommet main body and hard inner members to be fitted into the collar part of the grommet main body where openings for inserting electric wires are notched in part of the peripheral wall of the inner member. A lid ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7418765 | Grommet A grommet includes a first grommet, having a first insertion hole through which a wire harness passes, an inner cover, having a second insertion hole communicated to the first insertion hole, the inner cover being mounted into the first grommet and a second grommet,... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7390969 | Wire harness grommet A wire harness grommet assembly includes a sheet metal panel having a speaker hole and a grommet for supporting a wire harness from an audio speaker disposed in the speaker hole. The sheet metal panel has an emboss formed along a peripheral edge of the speaker hole.... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7388165 | Cable restraint and radius control apparatus A cable management apparatus includes a cable restraint adapted to provide strain relief to a cable and a radial guide adapted to provide a desired bend radius to a cable. The apparatus may have a compressible body provided with a receiving channel adapted to receiv... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7360318 | Apparatus for aligning female connector in fixture for use in reconditioning of articulated connector An apparatus for aligning a female articulated connector while it is still mounted to the end structure of a rail car in a reconditioning fixture is disclosed. The apparatus is a centering tool having a generally annular cylindrical arc shape for placement against t... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7287362 | Shock-absorbing bushing for stirrup A stirrup bushing is provided with a star-shaped cross-sectional configuration that allows structural distortion when compressed by the forces exerted by a rider. The bushing consists of an inner sleeve adapted to fit tightly around the rod of the stirrup and of out... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7288730 | Cable lead-through device The invention relates to a device for covering and sealing a hole (10) through a wall provided for leading cables therethrough, said hole being provided in, for example, a switchgear cabinet. The device comprises a retaining frame (16), which can be fa... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7278810 | Grommet A grommet for an opening of a sheet member includes a shank, a head and at least a flexible locking tab. The shank includes, in a region adjacent the head and outside the locking tab, a shoulder to be placed below an edge of the opening when the shank is rotated an ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7267332 | Hydraulic vibration isolation device A hydraulic vibration isolator with sub-orifices having each rubber valve is provided, such that is aimed at ensuring a sufficient orifice length for a main orifice (22). An intermediate cylinder (32) disposed between an inner and an outer cylinders ( | 09/11/2007 |
| 7261306 | Grommet device The present invention relates to grommets. In particular, the present invention relates to grommets used within vehicle suspension systems. In preferred embodiments, the dome end of the grommet comprises an anular extension that engages a fastener or bolt extending ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7262372 | Leadthrough element Leadthrough elements for waterproof or airtight leading through of one or several lines are often associated with a disadvantage in that the led-through lines are routed largely without protection, and in that the tight seal between the leadthrough element and the l... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7250573 | Automotive cable holding system The present invention relates to an automotive cable holding system for securing a vehicle body to a cable which is connected at one end to a locking mechanism for a rear seat backrest and at the other end to a releasing mechanism. The automotive cable holding syste... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7244894 | Grommet for a vehicle door assembly A grommet routes a wire harness from an inner side of a vehicle door into a vehicle body. A depression wraps around an edge of the door with a first part on a hinge surface of the door and a second part on the inner side. The grommet has an elastic member for fittin... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7244085 | Fastener assembly A fastener assembly includes a grommet having an enlarged bulbous body and a cylindrical extension projecting therefrom, the projection and body defining axially aligned openings therethrough. The cylindrical projection is configured to retain a washer on the outsid... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7222885 | Drain seal for vehicle drain tube A drain seal for connecting a drain tube to a support structure includes a molded unitary body having first and second moldingly joined portions, each formed of dissimilar durometer materials. The first portion is formed to sealingly join the body to a drain tube. T... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7212168 | Quick-attach automotive antenna mounting assembly An attachment assembly, useful in quickly attaching an object to a panel, is provided with a base assembly having a shaft member extending therefrom and an expandable member having a plurality of fingers disposed on one side of the panel such that, during installati... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7210886 | Fastener for curtain airbag A fastener for fixing a curtain airbag to a body panel of an automobile comprises a screw grommet having a shank to be inserted into mounting holes of an airbag-anchor portion and a body panel, and a flange to press the airbag-anchor portion against the body panel. ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7204479 | Vibration isolator assembly having altered stress characteristics, and method of altering stress characteristics of same A vibration isolator assembly, such as an isolator bushing or cradle mount, includes a housing and an isolator connected to the housing. A shaft assembly includes first and second mating components, the first component being connected to the elastomer and having a c... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7186929 | Sealing member for an entry port A sealing member includes an elastomeric interior portion and a rigid exterior portion. At least one passage extends through the elastomeric interior portion from a first end to a second end of the sealing member. The passage is configured to receive at least one lo... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7186068 | Fixing element The invention relates to a fixing element for fixing a component to a support part. The element comprises a retaining part (1) for the component to be fixed and a hollow anchor foot (2), which is used to anchor the fixing element in a continuous bore o... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7141744 | Wire grommet Disclosed is a wire grommet intended to be positioned in a hole made into a surface of a panel or plate. The grommet is made of two identical elements having adjacent edges provided with tongues and grooves allowing them to be assembled to form an open container wit... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7122749 | Locking device A device for locking a plurality of threads includes a first and a second element each of which is provided with a central opening. The first and second elements cooperate to delimit a labyrinth passage for the threads to be locked. The second element is provided wi... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7114217 | Buffer A buffer includes a grommet having a tube portion, an attaching portion and an elastic engaging piece projecting inside the tube portion; an engaging member having an engaging step portion provided on an outer surface thereof for engaging the elastic engaging piece ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7112747 | Cable bush securely fixed to a cable A brass washer is mounted on a cable at one end portion of the cable by being staked to a skin of the cable. The skin of the cable is coated with polytetrafluoroethylene or PTFE. Subsequently, a bushing member is integrally molded on the washer to the cable by injec... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7108269 | Plug for the sealing closure of an opening in a sheet of a body or the bottom of an automobile A plug for the sealing closure of an opening in a sheet includes an integral body including a cap portion having an annular shirt portion and a cover portion connected to one end of the shirt portion. The body further includes a flange portion extending obliquely ou... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7102080 | Grommet, water-stop structure of wire harness and method of producing wire harness A grommet for holding a wire harness includes a plurality of wires on which an adhesive tape is wound. The wire harness has a water-stop portion. A water-stop agent is filled in interstices between the plurality of wires at the water-stop portion. The grommet includ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7100237 | Grommet A grommet through which a long member is passed and mounted on a fixing hole of a fixing plate, includes an outer member and an inner member. The outer member includes a cylindrical insertion portion, through which the long member is passed, a brim-shaped close cont... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7094968 | Fitting for a liquid-tight cable leadthrough The invention relates to a fitting for a liquid-tight cable leadthrough in an opening (1) in a solid surface (2), which solid surface can be gripped from the back, wherein said fitting comprises an upper boundary plate (4) that covers the openin... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7090284 | Trim assembly having an integrated grommet and method of making the same An interior trim assembly comprises a substrate member forming at least a part of the structural support of the trim assembly and having a front surface adapted to face the interior of the automobile and a back surface adapted to face opposite the front surface. The... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7073227 | Bush A bush for holding first and second members includes a shaft portion having two ends, and a flange integrally formed on one of the two ends of the shaft portion to extend radially outwardly therefrom. The flange has at least one first pressing portion capable of def... | 07/11/2006 |
