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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7530643 | Lockable wheel cover A wheel decorating device for selective ornamentation of a wheel. The device includes a planar decorative member having a cylindrical base member protruding therefrom. The base member is fixedly coupleable to a wheel, having: a first and second coupling member; a fi... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7347502 | Wheel design A wheel assembly includes a wheel, a wheel cover, and a shaft for connecting the wheel cover to the wheel. The wheel defines a rotational axis. The wheel includes a central hub and a rim connected to and radially spaced from the central hub. The wheel cover includes... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7337638 | Anchoring device for temporarily tethering and object An anchoring device positionable within the ground for tethering an object to the ground includes a base portion having a first diameter, and an access aperture having a second diameter. The first diameter of the base portion is greater than the second diameter of t... | 03/04/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7059684 | Attachment for retaining a cover to the wheel of a truck A cover is retained over the central portions of the wheel of a vehicle retained by a plurality of lug nuts by a retainer that attaches to two adjacent lug nuts. The retainer has first and second opposing retainer members with each retainer member having a pair of a... | 06/13/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6945609 | Wheel cover apparatus and associated methods A wheel cover apparatus for augmenting a vehicle wheel to provide various aesthetic appearances while also allowing for relatively easy removal without sacrificing security. A releasable connector can be used to releasably secure the wheel cover to a mounting member... | 09/20/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6755484 | Wheel clip A wheel rim assembly includes a wheel rim and a wheel cover. The wheel rim assembly also includes a clip assembly for attaching a wheel cover to a wheel rim. The clip assembly includes a bracket portion and a base portion. The bracket portion affixes to the wheel co... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6536848 | Non-rotating display wheel cover A display wheel cover assembly connectable to a rotatable wheel of a vehicle. This invention includes an inner member rigidly connectable to the outside of the wheel and having a support-bearing member positioned coaxially with the wheel. A wheel cover ha... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6419326 | Locking lug cover A Locking Lug Cover assembly is disclosed which utilizes an annulus secured by a locking mechanism to the specialy designed lug nuts or studs of a vehicle wheel for prohibiting access to the aforementioned lug nuts or studs of a vehicle, The annulus is co... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6168243 | Hubcap protective device The present invention 10 discloses a wheel cover locking device which includes a flexible cable 18 having one end attached to the wheel cover 12 of a car 14 and the other end of the cable 18 attached to and around the wheel lug 24 of the wheel 30 of the c... | 01/02/2001 |
| 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 |
| 5595422 | Wheel cover assembly having anti-theft retainer system A wheel cover assembly for covering the wheel of an automotive vehicle has a main body portion formed with a plurality of circumferentially spaced wells having integral cap portions to receive and conceal the lug nuts of the wheel. Locking arms project ax... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5552759 | Electronic system for detecting vehicle wheel theft An alarm system for detecting unauthorized removal of a wheel assembly or wheel accessory from the vehicle includes a sensor having a secured state and an unsecured state. The sensor is in the secured state when the wheel assembly or accessory is installe... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5018794 | Rallye wheel hubcap retaining device A rallye wheel hub cab retaining device is provided for securing the hub cap to the vehicle's wheel lug, whereby deterring theft of the hub cap. A fixed length of cable is secured to the hub cap on one end by means of four stud terminals, each secured to ... | 05/28/1991 |
| 5011231 | Chevrolet rally cap keeper A device for securing a Chevrolet rally cap to the wheel of an automotive vehicle to deter the theft of the cap. The device is completely hidden from view and consists of a ring which attaches to the inside of the rally cap, cables extending from said rin... | 04/30/1991 |
| 4869084 | Automotive vehicle wheel cover lock An improved automotive vehicle wheel cover lock for releasably anchoring a wheel cover to a wheel lug stud, the improved wheel cover lock including a flexible cable having an annular terminal defining an opening adapted to receive the wheel lug stud. A lo... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4818032 | Anti-theft locking device Anti-theft locking device for securing a wheel medallion to the wheel of a vehicle. The device is utilized with a conventional wheel medallion of the type having spring retainers that protrude from the body of the medallion and extend through an opening a... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4781419 | Hub cap locking arrangement A hub cap locking arrangement, in which, in a first embodiment, a hub cap having a cup-shaped configuration with a generally tubular portion insertable into the wheel hub opening, the tubular portion having a diameter slightly smaller than the diameter of... | 11/01/1988 |
| 4723818 | Wheel trim center retention system A wheel trim assembly is described having an annular wheel trim member which is removably attached to a central hub member by a centrally located fastener or bolt. The central hub member is adapted to attach to an associated wheel. The annular trim member... | 02/09/1988 |
| 4699434 | Plastic wheel trim An improved wheel trim construction is disclosed herein which is particularly well suited for fabrication of simulated wire wheel trim of the floating center design. The wheel trim of the present invention requires assembly of only four components which a... | 10/13/1987 |
| 4591211 | Lockable central nut for vehicle wheel mounting A central nut wheel mounting for securing a motor vehicle wheel with a central nut to an axle supported adapter includes a spring biased slidable pawl carried interior of the central nut that is normally locked between circumferential ratchet teeth on the... | 05/27/1986 |
| 4544209 | Motor vehicle wheel center including an anti-theft feature An improved motor vehicle wheel center for providing a virtually continuous co-planar visual vehicular wheel design including an anti-theft feature comprising a cover plate that blocks access to the lug bolts of a wheel while sealingly preventing migratio... | 10/01/1985 |
| 4487455 | Wheel cover retaining apparatus A wheel cover and wheel cover attaching device retaining the wheel cover on a wheel having evenly distributed openings. The attaching devices include a plurality of brackets carried by and uniformly distributed about a flange formed at the edge margin of ... | 12/11/1984 |
| 4447091 | Convertible wire wheel hub cover A conversion kit for an automotive wheel cover, which has a central opening defined therein, is provided by securing a hub spacer to a vehicle wheel against a bolt-on flange formed as part of the vehicle wheel. The hub spacer is secured by lug bolts or nu... | 05/08/1984 |
| 4410217 | Anti-theft wheel cover An annular bendable sheet metal bracket which may be a decorative hub is fixed to a wheel cover outwardly from the central portion thereof. The central portion of the bracket is adapted to be locked to a fixed central portion of the wheel. When it is atte... | 10/18/1983 |
| 4346940 | Wheel cover locking assemblies A wheel cover locking assembly comprises a knob in which a plastic bolt is rotatably mounted, the bolt extending through a wheel cover and engaging a nut carried on a bracket affixed to a wheel by means of lug nuts, so that rotation of the bolt locks the ... | 08/31/1982 |
| 4306751 | Wheel cover mounting bracket An ornamental wheel cover having a funnel shaped member provided with at least three radially projecting tabs. Each of the tabs has a hole therethrough for registration on the threaded studs to which the wheel is fixedly mounted to rotate with the wheel. ... | 12/22/1981 |
| 4291921 | Hub cap for vehicle wheels A vehicle wheel hub cap having a stylized disk with a pair of spaced openings therein adjacent the outer periphery. An outstanding collar on the disk supports thereon an inflatable tube. A flared retainer rim on the outstanding collar holds the inflatable... | 09/29/1981 |
| 4290283 | Hub cap lock device A hub cap lock device adapted to be installed upon the air valve of a vehicle wheel tire or upon a threaded stud projecting from the wheel includes a housing with an internal cavity; means are provided at one end of the housing for securing the housing to... | 09/22/1981 |
| 4280348 | Automotive vehicle wheel cover locking means An automotive vehicle wheel cover locking means for use in deterring the theft of wheel covers, wheels and tires and also providing protection against the loss of wheel covers due to various road hazards, the locking means including a customized lock nut ... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4274679 | Wheel cover locking means A locking device for securing a wheel cover to a vehicle wheel rim, wherein the wheel cover includes a mounting plate having a retention device for mounting the cover to the rim, and a center cap mounted to the mounting plate. A first threaded fastener is... | 06/23/1981 |
| 4203382 | Tire removal indicator device A method of and apparatus for indicating the removal of lug nuts from the lug bolts on a vehicular hub mounted rim and tire assembly to provide an indication of whether the rim and tire assembly has been removed which includes operatively associating an i... | 05/20/1980 |
| 4193640 | Hub cap locking device The invention is specifically a hub cap locking device and in general a retaining device for appropriate uses and is used primarily with hub caps and wheels of vehicles, and it is designed primarily to secure such hub caps to the wheel adapters of vehicle... | 03/18/1980 |
| 4171851 | Wheel cover locking device A wheel cover locking device is provided for securing an ornamental wheel cover to the lug of the vehicle wheel. An adjustable cable tightening device is arranged beneath the wheel cover with one end of a cable secured to a wheel lug by the wheel lug nut.... | 10/23/1979 |
| 4161869 | Wheel cover lock A tumbler housing coaxially mounted on a bolt including a lug nut on the other end thereof extends coaxially outwardly from one of the lugs of the wheel support of a vehicle. The end of the tumbler housing is accessible through a hole in the wheel cover t... | 07/24/1979 |
| 4116490 | Cable type lock for wire wheel hubcaps A hubcap theft prevention device which comprises a relatively elongate flexible member attached at one end thereof to a hubcap and attached at the other end thereof to a lug of a lug mounted vehicle wheel. The relatively elongate flexible member is prefer... | 09/26/1978 |
