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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7775604 | Interlocking method and its structure for wheel-rim cover An interlocking method and its structure for wheel-rim cover is provided and includes a plurality of engaging seats integrally formed along the peripheral edge of the rear side of a wheel-rim cover body. Each engaging seat has an interlocking block pivotally coupled... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7354354 | Article comprising a fine-grained metallic material and a polymeric material Lightweight articles comprising a polymeric material at least partially coated with a fine-grained metallic material are disclosed. The fine-grained metallic material has an average grain size of 2 nm to 5,000 nm, a thickness between 25 micron and 5 cm, and a hardne... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7314255 | Structure of wheel rim cover The invention structure of wheel rim cover includes: a cover body whose disc surface has a plurality of spokes separated by openings; many fasteners are set on an outer edge of a rearward end hole of each opening. The fasteners are grouped surrounding the end hole o... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7213889 | Structure of a securing member of a wheel cover A wheel cover has a main body, several connecting elements spaced on an inward side of the main body, and coupling pieces used for securing the wheel cover to a wheel. Each connecting element has first and second connecting parts, which have different dimensions. Ea... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7147289 | Wheel cover for automotive vehicles A wheel cover (10) has a plurality of vent holes (15) along an outer peripheral portion of a wheel cover body (11) at positions opposed to solid portions (8) between disc openings (6) in a road wheel (1). An engagement membe... | 12/12/2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6948781 | Balance weight assembly The present invention relates to a balance weight assembly for a vehicle wheel, including a portion designed to attach and fix the balance weight to the flange edge of a wheel rim and a portion designed to retain a weight made from a high-density material, such as t... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6932434 | Extensional hubcap docking structure An extensional hubcap docking structure. The structure includes anchoring mounts positioned on the back surface of a hubcap. Clip components are coupled onto the anchoring mounts, and elastic components are situated between each hubcap anchoring mount and clip compo... | 08/23/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6726290 | Wheel cover A wheel cover in the invention has a wheel cover body including fixing bases fixed thereon and each having at least one first hook hole; securing members connected to the fixing bases and each having at least one second hook hole; springs each having both ends for r... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6682151 | Wheel cover retention apparatus 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 cover is provided with a number of elongated tubular extensions axially projecting therefrom that are eac... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6672678 | Vehicle wheel cover A vehicle wheel cover (10) having a design (36) which replicates the intrinsic design (20) of a vehicle wheel (12), and which includes a central aperture (38) which encompasses a set of lug nuts located on the vehicle wheel (12). The wheel cover (10) also... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6641226 | Wheel cover The contact area between the wheel cover and an engaged part of a disc wheel is increased by providing a projecting part (21) on an outer surface (18a1) of a bulge part (18a), which is an engaging surface of a mounting claw (18) to be engaged with the ann... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6595596 | Method and apparatus for attaching a cover to a wheel of a truck A retainer retains a wheel cover to the portion of the studs retaining a wheel to the hub of an axle, which extends beyond the lug nuts. The retainer has a metal retainer body with a planar upper and lower surface and a long end. Two arcuate portions are ... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6443531 | Method for manufacturing a wheel cover A method of making a wheel cover having a decorative outboard surface and an inboard surface for placement on a vehicle wheel includes the steps of forming a wheel cover substrate having a substrate contour providing the inboard substrate surface and with... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6409277 | Vehicle wheel cover A vehicle wheel cover (10) having a design (36) which replicates the intrinsic design (20) of a vehicle wheel (12), and which includes a central aperture (38) which encompasses a set of lug nuts located on the vehicle wheel (12). The wheel cover (10) also... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6402253 | Vehicle wheel cover A vehicle wheel cover (10) having a design (36) which replicates the intrinsic design (20) of a vehicle wheel (12), and which includes a central aperture (38) which encompasses a set of lug nuts located on the vehicle wheel (12). The wheel cover (10) also... | 06/11/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6247760 | Wheel cover An automobile wheel cover has a cover body and a plurality of elastically deformable hooks projected from a backside of the cover body. Each hook has a hook portion engaging with a spoke of a wheel. The hook portion of each hook has a first slide surface ... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6238007 | Retaining article for wheel ornamentation and method of making A retaining article secures ornamentation, namely wheel caps and wheel covers, to a wheel. The retaining article is a unitary structure. It is received by the ornamentation which has an inboard surface with a number of protrusions extending out therefrom.... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6152537 | System for attaching a wheel liner to a wheel using a clip The present invention discloses a clip mechanism having a first clip and a second clip and a crossed orientation. This crossed clip mechanism has opposed ends which are biased to frictionally or biasedly grasp the lip of a hub or the hub itself. If the li... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6152538 | Mechanical locks for wheel covers A mechanical locking system secures a wheel cover to a vehicular wheel. A rim lock includes a rim clasp which extends around at least a portion of the outer rim of the wheel. The rim clasp forces the wheel cover into abutting engagement with the outboard ... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6059375 | Universal mount for tire rims A universal mount for tire rims includes a plurality of clips mounted on the inside periphery of a wheel cover. An alternate first type of clip is a clip member mounted in a clip housing and spring loaded with an arcuate proximal termination portion desig... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6059376 | Universal mount for tire rims A universal mount for tire rims includes a plurality of clips mounted peripherally of a wheel cover. A first type of clip consists of a clip member mounted in a clip housing guided in linear movements on a shaft and having a distal end with an arcuate ter... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6045195 | Wheel cover A wheel cover of the present invention includes a fixable side fixture fixably mounted to the center of a wheel of a vehicle, so as to be able to position the cover to the central part thereof; a movable side fixture pivotally mounted to the central part ... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6010196 | Simulated chrome plated vehicle wheel A simulated chrome plated vehicle wheel (10). The simulation is accomplished by placing over a conventional, non-plated vehicle wheel (12) a thin, chrome plated wheel cover (30) that is preferably constructed of a plastic substrate. The wheel cover (30) h... | 01/04/2000 |
| 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 |
| 5988762 | Resin wheel covers A wheel cover having resin main body obtained by injecting a molten resin into a closed mold consisting of at least two dies, curing the resin, and then separating the dies. Openings are formed through the wheel cover, and inclined decorative faces are fo... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5884981 | Wheel cover for a car and a clip device A clip including a first clip having a sandwiching portion which is installed on a rim flange edge of a disc wheel; and a second clip having a receiving surface for fixing a wheel cover body thereto. The first and second clips are angle-adjustably connect... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5873637 | Car wheel cover and wheel cover installing clip A clip having a sandwiching portion; a receiving surface; an elastic portion continuous with the sandwiching portion as well as a receiving surface positioned intermediate therebetween. The clip includes an angle-adjusting portion for adjusting the angle ... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5839796 | Wheel cover for use in automobile A wheel cover which can be mounted on wheels having the same standardized diameter irrespective of types of the wheels. The wheel cover has a plurality of clips, for sandwiching a rim flange of the wheel, fixed at positions proximate to a peripheral edge ... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5803552 | Aluminum wheel A wheel, made of aluminium, for an automobile, including an aluminum body part, and a cover as a design part which is removably fitted to the aluminum body part. The aluminum body part, including a rim part and a disc part, imparts a desired strength to t... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5791741 | Wheel cover clasp structure A wheel cover clasp structure includes a plurality of mounting bases positioned on the wheel cover and a plurality of clasps. Each mounting base has a front end, a rear end and a mounting hole. Each clasp is connectable to a separate mounting base and inc... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5752745 | Wheel rim cover clasp A wheel rim cover clasp includes an upper clasp body having a support seat, the support seat having a first end and a second end. The upper clasp further includes an insertion seat formed at the first end of the support seat, hinge pins proximate to the s... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5718484 | Wheel rim cover clasp The wheel rim cover clasp of the invention herein is fabricated by bending and has a backing seat and, furthermore, formed above the backing seat is an insertion seat that provides for the inserting of the spring coils found on conventional wheel rim cove... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5639146 | Wheel cover mounting structure A wheel cover mounting structure includes a wheel cover having a plurality of locating blocks spaced at an inner side around the periphery, and a plurality of clamps fastened to the locating blocks to secure the wheel cover to the wheel, wherein each of t... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5509725 | Wheel cover assembly for motor vehicles A wheel assembly including a wheel having a recessed wall portion at an outer side and a smoothly curved peripheral wall portion around the recessed wall portion, a wheel cover having a plurality of sliding grooves radially disposed at an inner side and a... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5464276 | Accessory assembly for a vehicle wheel A wheel cover assembly for attachment to a vehicle wheel including a rim and a rim center includes a cover plate and securement mechanisms for securing the cover plate over the wheel rim. The cover plate includes opposite inner and outer faces, and the ou... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5393128 | Cushioned wheel and cover assembly A wheel and cover assembly for an automotive vehicle is provided which includes a resilient cushioning assembly positioned laterally intermediate a wheel covering disc and a vehicle road wheel. The cushioning assembly consists of a plurality of upstanding... | 02/28/1995 |
