Did You Know...
...that the Eveready Battery began as an invention called the "electric flowerpot," which was a tube with a battery and light bulb inside? The idea was to fasten this gizmo to the side of a flowerpot so it would illuminate the flowers from the bottom. The idea died on the vine and the businessman who licensed the flower pot, Conrad Huber, was left with a pile of useless tubes -- until he found a way to market them as batteries to light the world!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7303240 | Fitting structure of vehicle wheel cover A fitting structure for a vehicle wheel cover, having an open loop formed by a curved bar, an elongate connecting cover, an adjusting nut and a plurality of fitting seats mounted to the loop. The loop has at least one end terminated with a bent portion and the other... | 12/04/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7237329 | Bead seat band and wheel assembly A multi-wheel assembly includes an outer wheel having an outer wheel assembly for an outer tire. The outer wheel assembly includes an outer wheel rim, a removable front bead seat band such that the outer tire may be removed from the outer wheel rim. A removable rear... | 07/03/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7156470 | Wheel trim hub cover An attachment system including an attachment sleeve or attachment arm is provided for attaching a wheel cover, or wheel trim to a vehicle. The attachment sleeve attaches to a nut present on the vehicle. The arm located within the axle housing of the wheel cover prov... | 01/02/2007 |
| 6986553 | 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 having an outboard surface and an inboard surface. The wheel ornamentation assem... | 01/17/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6886891 | Wheel-cap mounting structure In a structure of mounting a wheel cap to a wheel, a plurality of pairs of support plates are projectingly provided on an inner wall of the wheel cap made of a synthetic resin and arranged annularly so that the support plates in each pair are opposed to each other i... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6860568 | Wheel rim cover for a vehicle A wheel cover is constructed to include an inner cap for covering a vehicle wheel, the inner cap having back mounting lugs for fastening to a wheel rim. The inner cap has a plurality of through holes and a plurality of stub barrels around the through holes protrudin... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6783189 | Wheel cover with noise abatement ring A noise abatement ring having a low coefficient of friction is captured in an annular channel on the inner face of a wheel cover and abuts a vehicle wheel when the wheel cover is mounted to the wheel. The wheel cover is assembled by registering radial tabs formed on... | 08/31/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6688703 | Wheel rim cover A wheel rim cover includes a cover body and a decorative cover combined at an outer side of the cover body. The cover body has a plurality of fixing members protruding sidewise on an inner surface spaced apart equidistantly in a circle and fixed with a ci... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6672680 | Attachment for retaining a covering over the axle hub of a wheel To retain a decorative tubular cover having a given inner diameter over the axle hub of a wheel, a strap having a plurality of radially extending arms thereon is tightened around the circumference of the axle hub. The ends of the arms define a circle havi... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6663188 | Wheel cover A cover body (22) has mounting claws (25), which are provided on a peripheral part thereof and restrained by a wire ring (23) from deforming toward the center of the cover body. The cover body is attached to a disc wheel of a vehicle by these mounting cla... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6652036 | Mud cover assembly A mud cap assembly for attachment to a wheel rim comprising a member expandable for forming interlocking engagement with a wheel rim, a cover having an outer surface to inhibit track material from accumulating thereon and a plurality of fasteners for temp... | 11/25/2003 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6575537 | Double deck wheel cover A double deck wheel cover includes an inner part, and an outer part. The inner part is detachably fitted on a central portion of a wheel. The outer part has spaced connecting plates projecting from the inner side through corresponding slots of the inner p... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6467852 | Attachment for retaining a covering over the axle hub of a wheel To retain a decorative tubular cover having a given inner diameter over the axle hub of a wheel, a strap having a plurality of radially extending arms thereon is tightened around the circumference of the axle hub. The ends of the arms define a circle havi... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6099082 | Automobile wheel cover The degree of tightness in which a wheel cover is attached to the wheel of an automobile may be varied by selectively engaging a steel ring of the cover in vertically spaced horizontal grooves formed in a plurality of circumferentially spaced ring support... | 08/08/2000 |
| 5895166 | Elastic ring for wheel shroud An adjustable jointer of an elastic ring for wheel shroud has a diameter which is able to be changed by adjusting the length of the jointer. The elastic ring consists of an elastic ring attached on a jointer, in which the jointer comprises a socket joint ... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5890773 | System for attaching a wheel liner to a wheel The present invention relates to an expandable ring system for attaching a wheel liner to a wheel. The wheel liner has clips attached to it. Through these clips, there is sliceable placed a ring. The ring surrounds all but one of the lug nuts and lies wit... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5795035 | Wheel cover simulating cast aluminum wheel A wheel cover which simulates a machined cast wheel is formed by stamping a blank from sheet metal. Windows spaced angularly about the cover defined by radially inwardly angled borders simulating depth are formed on the blank. A marginal circular peripher... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5772287 | Wheel rim cover The wheel rim cover invention herein utilizes a circular disc having engraved holes on the front surface and a number of clasp components on the rear surface, enabling the clasp components to be positioned adjacent to the reinforcement linings along the o... | 06/30/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5695257 | Spoked wheel trim attachment system The present invention discloses a wheel trim attachment system that uses a continuous attachment ring having mounting brackets which are pivotally and/or slidably attached to it thereby allowing it to be adjustable for different configurations of wheels. ... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5695259 | Antilock brake system This invention aims to enhance a production efficiency of an automobile provided with an antilock brake system. A united assembly of an electronic unit 6 and a junction block 7 is detachably mounted on a side face of a hydraulic power unit 5 which control... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5542751 | Grip ring wheel cover retention system A wheel cover grip ring includes a plurality of axial legs which engage the rim of a wheel. The grip ring is formed of a metal band having a plurality of spaced flukes. The flukes serve to anchor the grip ring between a pair of annular concentric walls of... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5340201 | Snap-on dress wheel simulator A snap-on dress wheel simulator for applications such as utility and recreational vehicles including motor coaches, trucks and the like, includes a unitary sheet metal shell formed of a central hub cover and an annular dished ring which are permanently jo... | 08/23/1994 |
| 4458952 | Trim member for a vehicle wheel A vehicle wheel trim member has a round spring steel ring mounted on the inboard face thereof adapted to engage in grooves in the wheel mounting lug nuts or the studs on which they are threaded to releasably retain the trim member on the wheel. The ring i... | 07/10/1984 |
| 4457559 | Fastening arrangement for wheel covers An arrangement for attaching wheel covers to a rim of a wheel, with the attachment being achieved by means of a catch or clamp and servo spring elements secured to the wheel cover. The spring element is constructed as a U-shaped bow member having legs whi... | 07/03/1984 |
| 4007967 | Lockring, trim ring and molded plastic wheel cover assembly In this assembly the lockring is made from a flat metal strip crimped at regular intervals to curve the strip into a band. The ends of the band are riveted together to form a circular lockring. This lockring has spring fingers which alternate at different... | 02/15/1977 |
