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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 7086706 | Spinner for bicycle hub A spinner for attachment to the hub of a spoked bicycle wheel generally comprises a body assembly and a contact for contacting a spoke for spinning the spinner about the hub. The body assembly comprises a bearing portion comprised of a plurality of individual bearin... | 08/08/2006 |
| 6848751 | Non-rotational emblem means as constantly upright-oriented on wheel disc An emblem device includes: a housing secured in a central (axial) portion of a wheel disc of a car wheel; and a decorative member having decorative feature or logo formed thereon and rotatably coupling with the housing and having a pendulum weight formed in a lower ... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6059377 | Wheel rim frame of bicycle This invention is intended to provide an improved structure of wheel rim frame of bicycle, wherein a stripe sticker printed with fluorescent patterns is attached onto a bottom portion of the wheel rim frame, and a protective membrane is further attached o... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5152584 | Decorative center cap and knock-off hub for trucks A decorative center cap and knock-off hub for trucks provides a decoratively shaped and designed truck wheel. The wheel is of a diameter equivalent to that of a conventional truck tire rim. The wheel abuts a center cap portion. The cap possesses a plurali... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5105308 | Bicycle tire reflector organization An apparatus in association with a bicycle tire and the like which may be retractably secured to the tire, whereupon an elongate strip formed with spaced cut-outs permit securement of the elongate strip to an exterior side wall of the tire, wherein the st... | 04/14/1992 |
| 5058959 | Identification system for wheeled suitcases Problems arise when a traveler must quickly identify his suitcase from an array of similar suitcases, such as on a checked luggage carousel or traveling belt. Tags and labels bearing ownership information are normally not distinctive enough to help in the... | 10/22/1991 |
| 4943139 | Spoked wheel reflector employing encapsulated retroreflective tubing A retroreflective tubing adapted to be interwined among spokes of a wheel, comprising a core material, retroreflective microspheres attached to an outer surface of the core material, and a protective encapsulating material surrounding the microspheres. In... | 07/24/1990 |
| 4906050 | Beads for bicycle wheel spokes Beads which can be snapped onto bicycle wheel spokes and which are free to slide along the spokes. The beads are colored and create pleasing visible and audible effects when the wheel turns.... | 03/06/1990 |
| 4893877 | Self-generated lighted hubcab A lighted hubcap includes a cap body that has an outboard side and an opposing inboard side. When the cap body is secured to the wheel of a passenger vehicle, the outboard side faces away from the vehicle. At least one light emitter is incorporated in the... | 01/16/1990 |
| 4408803 | Hub assembly for roller skates A hub assembly for roller skates having a flanged hub with a cylindrical body portion, a flat ring, and a hub plug. The body portion of the hub has a concentric molded opening therein with the ring end thereof adapted to be forced onto the axle nut of a r... | 10/11/1983 |
| 4135229 | Safety device for use on a bicycle wheel A safety device for use in combination with a bicycle wheel having a hub, a rim and spokes connecting the hub to the rim is provided. The safety device comprises safety light means and means for powering the safety light. The safety light means comprises ... | 01/16/1979 |
| 4047800 | Bicycle reflector device A reflector disc has a light reflective surface and a rim. A mounting device mounts the reflector disc on the rear axle of a bicycle in a manner whereby the disc is positioned vertically and perpendicular to the plane of the rear wheel with the rim of the... | 09/13/1977 |
| 3947070 | Bicycle wheel reflector A bicycle wheel assembly having a safety reflector stably supported between three adjacent spokes parallel to the plane of rotation of the wheel. The reflector has a flat body with retroreflective surfaces on opposite side portions and may, as in the embo... | 03/30/1976 |
