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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4708398 | Wheel cover retention system with pilot ribs A wheel cover installation and retention system for a wheel including a circumferential retention groove. The wheel cover includes pilot ribs for first engaging the inner surface of the wheel at a plurality of preselected positions on the wheel and preven... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4671575 | Decorative wheel trim for automobile wheel rim A decorative wheel trim for an automobile wheel rim in which the wheel trim has a castellated decorative ring member (9) with resiliently deflectable castellation members (10A) adapted to engage under resilient deflection of the castellation members (10A)... | 06/09/1987 |
| 4183587 | Wheel and hubcap assembly A wheel and hubcap combination in which the wheel has an axially extending annular flange adjacent to its axis of rotation and in which a retaining portion on the hubcap engages the flange at a point close to the face of the wheel so that the lip of the c... | 01/15/1980 |
| 4171149 | Wheel trim retention means This invention pertains to an improved light duty retention clip particularly suited for use in retaining automotive wheel covers, trim rings, and the like. The invention employs structure which provide an improved two point attachment to the wheel trim. ... | 10/16/1979 |
| 4039226 | Retention element for wheel covers A wheel cover having an annular, axially directed flange of a diameter slightly less than the inner diameter of the wheel rim is disclosed. Retention elements comprising circumferentially elongated portions formed integrally with, or struck out of, the fl... | 08/02/1977 |
| 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 |
| 3999268 | Method of producing trim ring A trim ring comprises an annulus of metal which is affixed to the rim of an automobile wheel to provide a decorative cover for the wheel rim. Disclosed is a trim ring formed into a collar having the general shape of a pie pan from which the base section o... | 12/28/1976 |
| 3988040 | Wheel trim assembly A wheel trim assembly for an automotive vehicle wheel in which a retaining member is adapted to support either a decorative wheel cover or wheel ring and is provided with retaining devices so disposed on the retaining member that when the trim assembly is... | 10/26/1976 |
| 3988039 | Trim ring assembly A wheel trim assembly in which retaining devices are circumferentially spaced to engage and grip an annular lip portion at the outer circumference of a vehicle wheel and in which each of the retaining devices has a pair of circumferentially spaced wheel e... | 10/26/1976 |
