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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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7178425 | Transmission axle seal cover, lubrication dam and rock guard A cover for an aperture defined by an axle seal on a transmission includes a guard plate and a shield coupled to the axle seal. The shield includes a first portion and a detachable second portion. The shield encloses an aperture in the guard plate when the second po... | 02/20/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6986553 | Wheel ornamentation assembly 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 having an outboard surface and an inboard surface. The wheel ornamentation assem... | 01/17/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6953226 | Wheel ornamentation assembly 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 ... | 10/11/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6869150 | Tire step An improved tire step that is capable of mounting to a vehicle wheel's support studs to enable a person to use the step to elevate himself off of the ground to reach a portion of the vehicle. In one form, the tire step comprises a first ring having a plurality of ho... | 03/22/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6776459 | Aero-spinner The present invention relates to an accessory that is attached to vehicles and it rotates on its axis as the force of the wind drives it. The rotation of the accessory is independent of the rotation of the wheel. It contains two or more air driven surfaces. The rati... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6758531 | Hub and hubcap A hubcap for a wheel hub. The hub is threaded and preferably includes several notches in its otherwise smooth radially outer end face. The hubcap has an open end terminating in a threaded end portion, a closed end and a discontinuous radial flange between the ends. ... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6698846 | Vehicle hubcap, in particular for an industrial vehicle A hubcap having a circular contoured wall with a number of openings; and at least two connecting members carried by the contoured wall, each at a respective opening, for connecting the hubcap stably to a wheel rim. At each opening fitted with a connecting... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6676223 | Automotive wheel having a foot step An automotive wheel incorporating a selectively retractable foot step. The wheel has a wheel opening defined by a wheel opening periphery. Located at the opening is a pedestal having a disk, the periphery of which is rotatably interfaced with the wheel op... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6637833 | Guiding and fixed structure for a wheel cover of a heavy-duty vehicle A wheel covering apparatus for a heavy-duty vehicle is provided. The wheel covering apparatus includes a bracket that attaches to a wheel of the vehicle. The bracket has extending therefrom a guiding rod and a guiding barrel. The apparatus further include... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6488342 | Hub cap for a wheel bearing A hub cap (10) is fitted to the outer end of a wheel hub (11) containing a wheel bearing (14) to seal the outer end of the hub (11). The hub cap (10) has a cylindrical housing (16) which is provided with a transparent outer end wall (17) to permit the lev... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6467852 | Attachment for retaining a covering over the axle hub of a wheel To retain a decorative tubular cover having a given inner diameter over the axle hub of a wheel, a strap having a plurality of radially extending arms thereon is tightened around the circumference of the axle hub. The ends of the arms define a circle havi... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6398311 | Custom wheel assembly A custom wheel assembly that reduces and/or eliminates vibration of vehicles that utilize custom wheels. This is accomplished through the use of a hub ring that is placed over the center hub of a wheel hub, but behind the wheel. This renders the wheel hub... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6378955 | Axle cover with a facility for quick assembly An axle cover for covering a wheel axle of an automobile comprises a lock frame, seating elements, and a cover. The lock frame has at least one through hole in which the seating element is inserted and extends therefrom. The cover has at least one settlin... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6302494 | Composite wheel cover A wheel cover assembly includes a cover and a plurality of lug wells. The cover is manufactured from a first material that is capable of being decorated with paint and/or plating. The lug wells are fabricated from a second material. The second material is... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6273519 | Oil hub cup An oil hub cup includes a cylindrical body mounted to a wheel axle defining an interior space for preserving lubricant oil. The cylindrical body has a top face defining a central bore with a circumferential shoulder formed around the central bore for rece... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6196637 | Nutcover and hubcap locking system A system for locking a hubcap to a wheel comprising a wheel, said wheel having a plurality of bolts extending outwardly therefrom, a hubcap cover having a plurality of holes adapted to fit over said bolts, and a plurality of nutcovers to fasten over said ... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6142579 | Corrosion protection cap for polygonal nuts A corrosion protection cap for clamping onto a polygonal wheel nut, having a cylindrical casing which engages over the polygonal wheel nut, and having groove profiles formed in the web of a spring ring, which are open toward the casing axis and of which t... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6070947 | Decorative wheel cover assembly for use with a standard wheel construction A decorative covering assembly for use with a standard wheel construction, the wheel construction including a drum-shaped inner member capable of being mounted to a vehicle axle and including a plurality of threaded mounting studs extending in circumferen... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6048036 | Hub-cap for a vehicle wheel A device for attaching and supporting a hub-cap on the hub or rim (1) of a vehicle wheel, comprising a cylindrical body (4) with a base (3) located at one end thereof and provided with a frustoconical shoulder (31) for engaging the heads of the wheel-moun... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6039406 | Hubcap fastener structure The disclosed invention relates to a kind of hubcap fastener structure that mainly consists of a number of fittings. Each fitting has an attachment surface and there is a mounting hole in the attachment surface, with numerous retainer claws along the inne... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6022081 | Ornamental wheel cover retention system An ornamental wheel cover integrally retained on the lug nuts of a vehicle wheel that provides positive positioning of the cover to the lug nuts. The lug nuts preferably have a flange that defines an upper shoulder. The cover is provided with a number of ... | 02/08/2000 |
| 6003955 | Hubcap retaining brackets Brackets by which the wheels of an automobile, truck, or other motor vehicle can be adapted to retain hubcaps designed for a motor vehicle wheel with a different size or style of wheels. In the preferred embodiment there is a first bracket with two tabs a... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5957542 | Theft-proof non-rotating wheel cover with replaceable ornament A wheel cover provides a base for supporting the device within a central cavity in an automotive wheel. A cover plate is mounted in a bearing within the base and is weighted for non-rotational support on the wheel. A weight is supported within the cover p... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5941607 | Safety device for a truck wheel The invention relates to a safety device for truck wheels. An integral member is provided which is retained in an abutting relationship with the axle of the wheel assembly, but the integral member is free of any connection with the wheel studs of the whee... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5918946 | Lug nut lock A lug nut lock is used to mechanically lock a cover assembly to a lug nut resulting in a lock to the wheel and/or hub. The lug nut lock includes a lug well extending out from its inboard surface to a distal end. An engagable surface extends out from the d... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5876099 | Axle hub cover The current invention comprises an axle cover which can be used on large vehicles such as semi-trucks and equivalent. The invented axle cover is secured directly to the axle itself, thereby eliminating any interaction between the axle cover and the lug nu... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5860708 | Contaminant excluding hubcap vent plug A hubcap vent plug is disclosed which includes a plug body having inlet vent structure for accommodating air flow into a bearing chamber during wheel end pressurization, outlet vent structure for accommodating gaseous flow out of the bearing chamber durin... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5842749 | Covered lug retention assembly for wheel cover A wheel ornament assembly (10) includes a nut cap assembly (16) threadingly engaging an externally threaded lug (20) of a vehicle wheel (14). The nut cap assembly (16) retains a decorative wheel ornament (12) to the wheel (14). The nut cap assembly (16) i... | 12/01/1998 |
