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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7997662 | Rim shield device A rim shield device for covering a rim of a tire featuring a circular base having a raised side along its outer edge; a plurality of channels disposed on the base extending radially from the center to the raised side; a cable disposed in each channel, the second end... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7597403 | Rim protection apparatus for tires A rim protection apparatus for protecting rims while cleaning and dressing tires is provided. The rim protection apparatus comprises a plurality of rim covering discs with each rim covering disc having a first side surface and a second side surface and each rim cove... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7448694 | Rim and hubcap protector A rim and hubcap protector is disclosed. An illustrative embodiment of the rim and hubcap protector includes a housing and a plurality of protector sections rotatably carried by the housing. The protector sections are capable of deployment between an extended config... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7374248 | Rim covering device A rim covering device for inhibiting contact of a tire cleaning spray with a rim when a tire is being cleaned includes a cover being positionable over a rim to inhibit a tire cleaning spray from being sprayed on the rim. An absorbent band is coupled to the cover. Th... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7314524 | Tire cleaning shield A tire cleaning shield for protecting areas of a vehicle adjacent to a tire includes a panel that has a bottom edge, a top edge, a first lateral edge, a second lateral edge, a first side and a second side. The panel has an opening therein extending into the first si... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7269917 | Display insert Display inserts are often inserted in a product for use as an advertising display. A common use for a display insert is to insert it into the central opening of a tire for use as an advertising display for the tire. The disclosed display insert includes a front pane... | 09/18/2007 |
| 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 |
| 6942005 | Self-opening enclosure A shade includes a frame member being formed from a flexible twistable material and a membrane. The shade includes a strap coupled to two ends of the membrane. ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6871914 | Kit for protecting the rim of a wheel during application of a liquid to the tire thereof This invention relates to a kit for using with a wheel, to cover the rim of the wheel when one desires to wash or apply a protective finish to the rubber of the tire. Applicant provides a kit. The kith includes a circular, flat base member with a handle extending fr... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6863353 | Wheel cover device The present invention 10 discloses a domed covering element sized to cover and protect the entire wheel rim 14 while leaving the tire 16 fully exposed. A handle member 12 is fixedly attached to a central portion of the convex side of the ... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6846046 | Universal vehicle tire/wheel and floor spray shield kit A series of disposable spray shields may be used singularly or in combination to shield the tire, wheel, or the floor around the tire individually, or in combination, during a treatment of the tire or the wheel. By including more than one radius in portions of the o... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6692085 | Wheel cover shield The invention is wheel cover shield apparatus for masking a wheel or a wheel cover during the application of a spray foam cleaner of tire gloss. The apparatus includes a flanged concave round base that has an ergonomic apical non-slip handle and a planar ... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6685276 | Tire rim protection device and method An apparatus for protecting a tire rim or hubcap is provided. A tire rim cover comprising a flexible round body and an elastic ring shaped element coupled to the round shaped body near the outer edge of the round body is provided. One or more clips couple... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6672677 | Wheel rim protection device A wheel rim protection device for protecting wheel rims when a user is using sprays to clean the tires on a vehicle. The wheel rim protection device includes a dome-shaped cover member having a wall with a main portion, and also having an opening centrall... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6641225 | Decorative tire sidewall shield Disclosed is a decorative tire sidewall shield cover that provides the tire sidewall (16) with added beauty and protection. The device is a substantially planar ring-like member having a central aperture (42) substantially of the same diameter as the whee... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6585329 | Rimguard The rim guard is a hollow, thin plastic generally bowl-shaped body, having a large diameter open end and a handgrip that is centrally located along with thumb rest on the incline at the small diameter closed end. The rim guard can be made in different siz... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6485106 | Size adjustable wheel rim masks Size-adjustable wheel rim protective masks for protecting a wheel rim from overspray during application of tire dressing to the surrounding tire. A generally flat, circular disk is provided having a radial gap, such as a slit, so as to be reconfigurable i... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6457780 | Wheel shield A shield is of concavo-convex molded construction and overlies at least part of an automobile wheel to protect the wheel during washing of a tire sidewall. Shield wall thickness tapers in a radial direction to provide a flexible marginal area capable of p... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6425639 | Tire isolation device A tire isolation device has a cylindrical body with a closed end having a number of different length concentric tire sealing elements mounted at different diameters on an inner surface. An outer surface of the closed end has a handle and a number of pull ... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6179387 | Vehicle wheel mask for protection of wheel's finish when detailing and applying chemical treatments to tires A temporary hand-held wheel spray mask (120) for detailing tires (112) to protect vehicle wheels (114) during chemical treatment of tires is a unitary thin plastic molded device having a generally circular opening for mating against the vehicle wheel and ... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6068345 | Protective wheel mask for automotive tire cleaning A portable wheel mask suitable for position placement in close proximity to the face of a wheel on which a mounted tire is to be cleaned. The mask comprises a flexible but durable body of fabric composition that is collapsible from an open taut relation t... | 05/30/2000 |
| 5524972 | Protective wheel mask A wheel mask provided to protect the vehicle wheels during chemical treatment of the tires is a unitary thin plastic molding having a circular concave body that includes a central hub having an exterior handle and terminates in a flared outer periphery. T... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5435630 | Tire rim and hubcap protector A protective covering device suitable for protecting the surface of the wheel rim of an automobile against damage by toxic cleaning solutions used to clean the surrounding tire. The shield is temporarily attached to the rim with a grasping device which pr... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5423599 | Wheel mask A detachable wheel mask for temporarily covering an entire wheel of an automobile during washing for the purpose of protecting the wheel from dirt while cleaning an associated tire is disclosed. The wheel mask includes a circular protective cover of a siz... | 06/13/1995 |
| 4874206 | Tire wheel and wheel cover spray shield and kit The mag tire wheel and wheel cover shield includes a generally cylindrical preferable flat flexible resilient disc of paper, plastic, metal or the like, designed to cover the outer face of a "mag" tire wheel or wheel cover so that the tire can be sprayed ... | 10/17/1989 |
| 4811991 | Tire rim protector for cleaning and applying a liquid protectant to tires A tire rim protector for masking the tire rim while applying a liquid protectant to the rubber portion of the tire. The protector has a handle for maneuvering it and maintaining it in place while applying the protectant. A holder for a protectant applicat... | 03/14/1989 |
| 4784440 | Automobile wheel shield A wheel shield is disclosed for covering the wheel of an automobile so that the sidewall of the tire carried thereon can be sprayed with a protectant solution. The shield comprises a frusto-conical body having a circumferential rim on the large diameter o... | 11/15/1988 |
