Motor vehicle wheel center including an anti-theft feature
Patent 4544209 Issued on October 1, 1985. Estimated Expiration Date: 
January 30, 2004. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
January 30, 2004. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 2282222 2906558 2911260 3170733 Wheel lock Plastic hub cap Wheel cover locking device Patent #: 4083606 InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 06/575011 filed on 01/30/1984US Classes:301/37.21, With anti-theft device for wheel cover301/108.5, Central-threaded means301/37.38Central threadExaminersPrimary: Scherbel, David A.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesF16B 41/00 (20060101)B60B 7/00 (20060101) B60B 7/04 (20060101) AbstractAn improved motor vehicle wheel center for providing a virtually continuous co-planar visual vehicular wheel design including an anti-theft feature comprising a cover plate that blocks access to the lug bolts of a wheel while sealingly preventing migration of oil and other substances from the center to the exterior thereof and which is held in place by a wedge-shaped, threadedly received central shaft member having a multi-sided faceted configuration which can only be removed in a facilitated manner by engagement and rotation through a specifically shaped conforming tool.Other References
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