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US 10,576,783 B2Granted
Direct bolt simulated cap
AssigneeDesign Infini, Inc.
InventorsSuny Chung, Myles Kovacs
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Abstract
A cap configured to be connected to a wheel having a hub and a series of openings configured to receive fasteners attaching the wheel to a vehicle. The cap includes a disc defining a series of openings. The number of openings in the cap is less than the number of openings in the wheel. Each opening in the cap is configured to align with a corresponding opening in the wheel. Additionally, the cap is configured to conceal a remainder of the openings in the wheel that are not aligned with the openings in the cap.
Claims20
An automobile wheel, comprising:
- a hub defined generally at the center of the automobile wheel, the hub having a recessed portion and a first plurality of openings;
- and
- a cap configured to be removably disposed in the recessed portion of the hub of the automobile wheel so that the cap covers a subset of the first plurality of openings and leaves exposed the remaining first plurality of openings such that said remaining first plurality of openings at least partially receive a plurality of threaded studs of an automobile wheel hub assembly therein when the automobile wheel is mounted to the automobile.
An automobile wheel, comprising:
- a hub defined generally at the center of the automobile wheel and having a first plurality of lug holes;
- and
- a cap configured to be at least partially disposed over at least a portion of the hub so that the cap covers a subset of the first plurality of lug holes and leaves exposed the remaining first plurality of lug holes such that said remaining first plurality of lug holes are configured to at least partially receive a plurality of threaded studs of an automobile wheel hub assembly therein when the automobile wheel is mounted to the automobile.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.