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Decorative Jeweled Wheel Cover
An improved wheel is provided wherein decorative items such as gem stones are embedded in either the wheel surface, a special mounting section attached to the wheel surface, or to a spoke strap that wraps around each spoke and positions embedded gem stones on the outside surface of the spoke.
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| 5316376 | Decorative wheel cover A vehicle wheel cover adapted to clip on to a wheel rim wherein the wheel cover includes as an element thereof a disc, bearing decorative indicia, which may include a mounted photograph or artwork, and a superposed convex lens to magnify such indicia when... | 05/31/1994 |
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| 4682820 | Vehicle wheel with an ornamental plastic overlay A composite styled wheel including a metallic disc and rim and an ornamental plastic overlay permanently affixed to the disc and/or rim. The overlay has a central cavity adapted to receive wheel hub and mounting parts therein inserted into said disc. A re... | 07/28/1987 |
| 4659148 | Vehicle wheel construction A composite styled wheel including a metallic disc and rim adapted to receive a tire thereon, and a plastic ornamental overlay comprising a body of an elastomer material permanently adhesively affixed to said disc and rim and exposed to view from the outb... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4657309 | Wire wheel cover A wire wheel cover assembly which includes a hub, a rim member and a plurality of spoke members extending between the hub and the rim member is assembled securely by first and second clamping members which generate cooperatively a clamping force to hold f... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4467404 | Reflector for spoked wheel A three dimensional reflective device for attachment to an individual spoke of a spoked wheel includes a pair of matched and mating reflective elements which are attached to each other and to the spoke by a spoke-retention assembly which is completely enc... | 08/21/1984 |
| 4460219 | Wheel cover retainer assembly A retainer assembly for an automotive wheel member ornamental cover includes a cam surface arranged about the periphery of an aperture in the wheel member and a resilient retainer assembly having fingers insertable through slots piercing the cam surface t... | 07/17/1984 |
| 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 |
| 4295685 | Plastic and metal wheel trim assembly A wheel trim assembly for vehicle wheels having a plastic body member with selected portions covered with a cover member made from thin metal and fastened to the exposed face of the plastic body member so that portions of the wheel trim have a metallic fi... | 10/20/1981 |
| 4235476 | Wheel cover for vehicle wheels A wheel cover for vehicle wheels consists of a disc-shaped member with a central opening and a plate which closes the opening and is held in place by axial springs at the edge of the opening. The springs have inner gripping surfaces designed to grip aroun... | 11/25/1980 |
| 4217002 | Simulated wire wheel cover A simulated wire wheel cover characterized by open-ended tubular casing for receiving an end portion of a wheel-supported axle, an annular flange for mounting the casing on the wheel, a cover disk of a wire wheel configuration is concentrically related to... | 08/12/1980 |
| 4178043 | Simulated wire wheel trim for automotive wheels There is disclosed herein a simulated wire wheel cover having a construction which allows for the reduction of the number of separate parts required in the fabrication of such wheel covers and, further, also reduces the total weight of such wheel covers. ... | 12/11/1979 |
| 3989306 | Wire wheel simulating wheel cover assembly This assembly comprises a metal wheel cover for an automobile wheel fixed at its outer rim to a full skirt lockring and having a central depressed wall onto which there is fitted a center cup having a bottom wall resting against the depressed wall. The cu... | 11/02/1976 |
