Did You Know...
...that the Eveready Battery began as an invention called the "electric flowerpot," which was a tube with a battery and light bulb inside? The idea was to fasten this gizmo to the side of a flowerpot so it would illuminate the flowers from the bottom. The idea died on the vine and the businessman who licensed the flower pot, Conrad Huber, was left with a pile of useless tubes -- until he found a way to market them as batteries to light the world!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8118372 | Wheel hub arrangement The invention relates to a wheel hub arrangement (1) having at least one wheel hub (2) which is mounted rotatably via at least one wheel bearing (3) on a bearing journal (4) of an axle body (5) which is mounted on a vehicle chassis... | 02/21/2012 |
| 7731300 | Hubcap for heavy-duty vehicles A hubcap for a wheel end assembly of a heavy-duty vehicle seals an outboard end of the wheel end assembly. The wheel end assembly includes a wheel hub formed with a cavity that contains lubricant, and the hubcap positively engages and mounts on the outboard end of t... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7712842 | Wheel having hubcap clamp mounted to improve wheel balance and method of balancing a wheel using a hubcap clamp A method of mounting a hubcap on a wheel that involves providing a wheel having an annular hub surrounding an axis of rotation, the hub including a first periphery extending along the circumference of a circle surrounding the axis of rotation and a second periphery ... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7547077 | Wheel and other bearing hubs safety restraint devices, locks and visual warning indicators Wheel and other bearing restraint jam nuts and early warning visual warning indicators for use with bearing hubs including driven and non-driven wheel bearing hubs wherein each jam nut is adapted to be received on either a threaded drive axle tube spindle or an axle... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7488046 | Hub-bearing assembly allowing pressurized air to be supplied to the tire of a motor vehicle wheel A hub-bearing unit (10) has a rotatable outer race (30) fixable to a wheel and an inner stationary hub (20) forming a passage (27) for pressurized air coming from a source of pressurized air mounted onboard of a vehicle. Tightly fitted on... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7467829 | Wheel trim hub cover An attachment system including an attachment sleeve or attachment arm is provided for attaching a wheel cover, or wheel trim to a vehicle. The attachment sleeve attaches to a nut present on the vehicle. The arm located within the axle housing of the wheel cover prov... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7438367 | Hub cap having an air valve for bearing cavity pressurization A hub cap is provided for boat trailer wheel hubs that includes an air valve. The valve may take several different forms. A hub cap employs a security air valve that is inserted through an aperture formed within the hub cap body. The valved hub cap allows the hub ca... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7419226 | Wheel hub adaptor A vehicle wheel assembly includes a hub adaptor that eliminates the need for a separate hub cap and gasket by providing wheel rim, wheel hub, and brake component attachment interfaces, as well as a lubrication chamber that can be visually inspected to monitor lubric... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7357709 | Metal vent A metal vent having an aperture for the passage of a fluid, a porous membrane sealing the aperture, wherein the components of the vent are assembled by an interference fit. ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7347504 | Decorative self propelling spinner attached like a hubcap to the wheel of a vehicle The present invention is a decorative spinner which is attached adjacent the wheel of a vehicle so that it covers the wheel hub like a hubcap. The spinner has a base plate which covers the hubcap and by which the spinner is retained adjacent the wheel and a shaft ro... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7341316 | Bicycle hub assembly A bicycle hub cover assembly is installed on a bicycle hub to provide a hard, rigid protective cover for the bicycle hub. In one embodiment, the bicycle hub cover assembly has a hub shell cover, a first hub end cover, a second hub end cover and a pair of fasteners t... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7314256 | Wheel bearing dust cap for racing cars A dust cap is mounting on the front wheel of a racing car to prevent contamination of the corresponding wheel bearings. The dust cap is threaded for engagement with corresponding threads formed on the wheel hub to allow the dust cap to be quickly removed or installe... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7302980 | Rotary union assembly for use in air pressure inflation systems for tractor trailer tires Preferably, a rotary union assanblv includes at least a stationary tubular member defining an upstream end portion extending axially into an interior of an axle of a vehicle containing a source of pressurized air, and a downstream end portion upon which a housing is... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7246860 | Wheel plugs for vehicle wheels A wheel insert for removable placement within the apertures of the wheel rim of a vehicle wheel for preventing mud, dirt and debris from entering and blocking the apertures and marring the vehicle wheel includes a tubular body portion insertable into the aperture, a... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7226133 | Environment protector air compressor pressurized wheel hub A pressurized wheel hub formed from an air-tight sealing arrangement located on each end of a wheel hub to form a closed air system in the interior of the wheel hub. The closed air system fluidly coupled to a DC power air compressor for receiving pressurized air. A ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7226360 | Grease cap for a constant velocity joint A frangible grease cap for use in a collapsible constant velocity joint. The frangible grease cap includes a body generally having a circular shape. The frangible grease cap includes an orifice through a center section of the body. The grease cap also includes at le... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7204561 | Cap with a roughly disk shape and a wheel including the same A is attached to a hollow portion in a wheel, an inner peripheral groove is provided on an inner peripheral surface of the hollow portion and an outer peripheral groove is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the cap, forming a single annular space. Into the ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7185955 | Visual indicator for pressurized hub A tactile and visual indicator is mounted on the hub cap of an axle of a vehicle. The indicator has a deformable face that protrudes away from the hub cap in response to the presence of pressurized air in the space containing the wheel bearings. The position of the ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7182408 | Free spinning rim for motorcycles A free spinning rim assembly is provided which is mountable to a first and second face of a motorcycle wheel including an axle shaft through its axis of rotation. The spinning rim assembly includes a spinner, which rotates about and is positioned circumspect the axl... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7156470 | Wheel trim hub cover An attachment system including an attachment sleeve or attachment arm is provided for attaching a wheel cover, or wheel trim to a vehicle. The attachment sleeve attaches to a nut present on the vehicle. The arm located within the axle housing of the wheel cover prov... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7156890 | Hubcap filter A hubcap breather assembly is provided for a hubcap housing lubricated wheel bearings in an automotive vehicle. The breather assembly includes a resilient, annular collar that fits into an access opening in a hubcap end wall, a filter cartridge cup, and a filter car... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7131705 | Wheel hub cover A cover for a wheel or hub may be rotationally attached and removed from the hub by hand due to a mounting clip on the cover defining a space for a single lug nut and a tangentially oriented entryway. ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7125084 | Environment protector-pressurized wheel hub A hub cap for a wheel hub having a cylindrical housing with a closed first end and an open second end adapted for attachment in an air-tight sealing arrangement to the outer end of a wheel hub to form a closed air system in the interior of the wheel hub. An air pres... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7121631 | Spinner hub assembly A spinner hub assembly for attachment to a rim of a vehicle tire. The spinner hub assembly includes a rim attachment plate that can be removably attached in a substantially central area of the rim of the vehicle tire. The spinner hub assembly also includes a housing... | 10/17/2006 |
| 6991296 | Skate wheel A skate wheel for skates or skateboards is provided which includes decorative spacers therein. The skate wheel includes a cylindrical outer hub bonded to an outer layer, a cylindrical inner hub, and first and second decorative spacers positioned between the inner su... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6983999 | Cover assembly for a wheel hub A cover assembly is provided for a wheel hub, which includes a coupler and a cap. The coupler has a forward segment with a coupler forward opening and a coupler rearward segment with a coupler rearward opening. The cap has a cap opening, a cap barrel, and a cap end ... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6971722 | Low cost truck or like hubcaps The hub cap has first end wall portion, a sidewall portion and a laterally extending mounting flange. There are plural fastener-receiving openings in the flange. A second endwall portion is integrally formed on the flange and is free from engagement with the hold-do... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6968882 | Rotary union assembly for use in air pressure inflation systems for tractor trailer tires A rotary union assembly for use in an automatic tire inflation system for maintaining the desired pressure in the tires on a tractor trailer or other vehicle having pressurized axles. The assembly communicates the valve stems on a pair of adjacent tires with the axl... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6969124 | Center cap for vehicle wheel A wheel center cap for a vehicle wheel includes a substantially planar body portion, and a plurality of flexibly resilient fingers extending substantially orthogonal to the body portion and adapted to be received within a central aperture of a wheel. Each finger inc... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6938732 | Chain with pins equipped with lubricating cartridges and cartridge for said chain A chain with links made of plates connected with hollow pins containing a reserve of lubricant connected with the chain parts to be lubricated. The lubricant reserve is contained in replaceable cartridges inserted removably in the pins through an appropriate end pas... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6938658 | Expandable spindle plug assembly for use with automatic tire inflation systems An assembly to be mounted in an axle spindle for communicating pressurized air from the axle to a rotary union in a tire inflation system. The assembly includes an arbor having an air flow channel extending therethrough, a flange intermediary of the arbor ends and a... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6938963 | Venting plug for vehicle hub cap A hub cap vent plug which is resistant to penetration by water sprayed under high pressure during vehicle washing. The plug includes an axially outer end face portion, sidewall portions adapted to mate in fluid-tight relation with an opening in an associated hub cap... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6913323 | Wheel having spokes with V-shaped cross-sections A wheel for a motor vehicle has a wheel hub connected with a wheel rim by spokes. In order to create a wheel for a motor vehicle which has low weight and high stability, spokes arranged between the wheel hub and the rim are constructed such that, in first areas conn... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6857708 | Wheel cover for a vehicle wheel A wheel cover for a vehicle wheel has a holding device which is activated by a lateral pressing-on of the appropriately position wheel cover, to fix the wheel cover on the wheel body. The holding device is deactivated by another pressing-on of the wheel cover in the... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6820475 | Wheel cover A wheel cover is disclosed. The wheel cover reduces the drag and operating temperatures of a tire/wheel arrangement. The wheel cover includes an exhaust port, a bridge section located over the exhaust port, and a pressure sensor arrangement disposed on the bridge se... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6783191 | Axle hubcap vent A wheel end assembly is provided that allows venting of pressurized air from a chamber defined by the hubcap, but prevents entry of contaminants into the chamber. The wheel end assembly includes a hubcap that is configured to be coupled to a wheel and defines a cham... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6776458 | Wheel cover with light emitting mechanism A wheel cover of an automobile is formed with several holding holes on an outward side thereof, and has light emitting members fixedly disposed in respective holding holes; each light emitting member consists of a circuit board, an electricity-activated light emitti... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6773165 | Wheel bearing device and method of manufacturing the same A wheel bearing device is provided to prevent loosening of a hub ring and an outer joint ring that are fitted together. An irregular portion treated with hardening is formed on a fit face of the hub ring on an inside periphery of which the outer joint member is fitt... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6761486 | Rolling bearing unit for supporting vehicle wheel A bearing unit for vehicle wheel support comprising a shaft having a mounting flange for vehicle wheel or suspension apparatus, a step portion formed on one end portion thereof, a first inner ring raceway directly formed thereon, and a crimped portion formed on the ... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6676227 | Metallic debris extractor An axle end plug employs a magnet which attracts ferrous metallic debris from a cavity in a trailer axle wheel end. The axle end plug includes a vent hole which is substantially aligned with an aperture in the magnet. The vent hole vents the cavity in the... | 01/13/2004 |
