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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7347439 | Non-rotating bicycle wheel display disk The present invention describes a non-rotating bicycle wheel display assemblies that remains absolutely upright in relation to the rotation of a bicycle wheel and in relation to a parked bicycle wheel. The invention consists of a pair of disk assemblies mounted to b... | 03/25/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7311329 | Anti-tip wheel for a wheelchair A wheelchair is provided with front anti-tip wheels adapted to assist the wheelchair in mounting an obstacle that the wheelchair approaches obliquely. The anti-tip wheels may function as casters, capable of rotating about a vertical axis, or may be fixed for rotatio... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7284801 | Steel ring adjustment structure of a wheel cover A wheel cover has several equidistant securing parts near to an edge, which each have a detained portion on an outward side thereof; a first one of the securing parts has an inwards-facing protruding portion; the first securing part has several holes on each of two ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7108334 | Snap-on wheel cover A snap on wheel cover that includes a plurality of finger elements that cooperate with a locking ridge on lug nuts that are used to secure a wheel onto a vehicle hub. The plurality of finger elements include first finger elements that engage a first surface of the l... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7093908 | Tire and wheel shield A freestanding automotive tire and wheel cover comprises a shell that is open against the ground and inside the wheel well adjacent to an interior sidewall of a tire. The bottom edge of the shell rests on the ground. The shell protects the outer sidewall and tread f... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7066557 | Wheel and overlay assembly A wheel and overlay assembly employing an overlay configured to more fully control the aesthetic appearance of the assembly. The wheel and overlay assembly employs an overlay that more completely establishes the decorative appearance of the assembly, thereby enablin... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7004549 | 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 each partially... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7004504 | Method for skate board identification A cover designed to accommodate the unique shape of a wheel for a skate board. In one embodiment, the cover snaps onto the wheel. In another embodiment, security of the cover to the wheel by an adhesive gasket. Various patterns are punched into the cover providing d... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6998001 | Vehicle wheel assembly and related method therefor An apparatus and method for constructing a wheel assembly by adhesively bonding a wheel cover to a wheel using a bead of foamed-in-place adhesive. As the wheel and wheel cover are assembled together, the bead of foamed-in-place adhesive is compressed between the whe... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6994041 | Embroidery sewing machine hoop guard An embroidery sewing machine hoop guard includes a strap held by a handle portion having a grip, a strap attachment wall for attachment of one end of the strap, and a buckle for receiving the other end, allowing the strap to be held on edge in a generally circular p... | 02/07/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6955405 | Inserts for vehicle wheel assemblies Inserts that are configured to be placed in gaps provide between wheel covers and underlying wheel of wheel assemblies. The inserts are made from materials that are suitable rigid and strong so as to reinforce and protect the overlying portions of the wheel cover fr... | 10/18/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6942302 | Distinctive wheel covers Wheel covers are removably attached to a spoked wheel vehicle to provide, identity, protection, illumination and audible sound for safety and pride of ownership. The wheel covers are shaped as disks placed on opposite sides of a wheel. Fasteners on each disk engage ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6905177 | Rim shield A guard for wheel rims comprising a plurality of louvers and elongated shaft members. A housing member receives one end of the shafts and they are slidably received by cooperating track members mounted on one of the surfaces of the louvers. The shaft members are sta... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6669305 | Wheel cap structure In a wheel cap structure of the present invention, a wheel cap is formed by, for example, a wheel cap main body and concealing portion pieces. The concealing portion pieces are engaged with and mounted to reverse surface sides of design holes formed in th... | 12/30/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6517168 | Wheel cover having interchangeable turbine pocket inserts A wheel cover assembly having an array of pocket inserts correspondingly disposed within an array of turbine pockets of a wheel cover for providing multitudes of different decorative wheel appearances. The pocket inserts are fastened to the wheel cover us... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6517167 | Wheel mounted decorative member A mounting assembly for a movable decorative member to be mounted on a rotatable wheel hub including a weighted mass having a mounting portion carrying a ball bearing disposed on a boss provided on a securement cap stud. The stud includes a threaded shaft... | 02/11/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6428112 | Covering of vehicle tires withlight-alloy rims during prolonged transportation A cover for light-metal wheels during protracted transport is provided by a round, closed, and inherently rigid film moulding which engages over the outer face of the light-metal rim beyond the rim flange in a surface-covering manner. The cover is positiv... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6425640 | Wheel cover with improved retention system The degree of tightness, which a wheel is attached to the wheel of an automobile, may be varied by selectively engaging the ends of a retention ring in a specially formed retention tab ring supporter. The retention ring is supported on a plurality of circ... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6325461 | Theft deterrent full-face wheel cover A wheel cover retention system includes a wheel having lug studs extending through the wheel, with lug nuts fastened to the lug studs to retain the wheel to the vehicle. A full-face wheel cover includes a base portion having an inboard surface thereon and... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6309027 | Wheel covers Removable decorative wheel covers for covering central wheel portions on wheels on various types of moving vehicles from automobiles to buses to trucks. The covers have perforated patterns of circles, rectangles, and the like, that can be punched out as n... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6305755 | Noise inhibiting wheel cover A noise inhibiting wheel cover for a wheel assembly having a wheel includes a substrate adapted to engage the wheel of the wheel assembly. The noise inhibiting wheel cover also includes a layer of noise inhibiting material located at contact sites between... | 10/23/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6227623 | Wheel rim protector A protective shield for the wheel rim of an automobile, to be held against the wheel rim during the application of a protectant/cleanser to the side wall of a tire mounted on the wheel rim. The protective shield comprises a circular, generally flat body, ... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6168242 | Zirconium nitride coating having a top layer thereon An article is coated with a multi-layer coating comprising a polymeric layer deposited on the surface of the article, a zirconium compound or titanium compound layer deposited on the polymeric layer, and a polyurethane layer deposited on the zirconium com... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6139114 | Rim disc adjustable to different sized rims A rim disc adjustable to different sized rims includes a rim disc and a steel ring. The rim disc has a plurality of engagement members provided near an outer circumferential edge. Each engagement member has a projecting edge on a front end of an upper sur... | 10/31/2000 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6030050 | Wheel cover comprised of a three-layer laminated sheet of plastic resin material 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 ... | 02/29/2000 |
| 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 |
| 5992942 | Covering for light-alloy rim vehicle wheels during extended transport A covering for air-permeable light-alloy rims of motor vehicles protects the disc brake lying behind against salt corrosion during overseas transport for long periods. In order to be able to fit such a covering easily and remove it again just as easily, b... | 11/30/1999 |
| 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 |
