Non-rotating wheel cap
OwnerHarry Bazerkanianinventor
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Abstract
Apparatus and method for assembling a non-rotating wheel cap. A bearing is seated in either an outer disk of an inner disk as a first assembly step. A weight is in the form of an arc between 90 and 110 degrees and resides in a pocket formed in the outer disk. An adapter disk is attachable to the inner disk to allow customizing for various wheel fitment. A center ornamental portion may be a custom part or may be cut from an original fixed wheel center cap is cut from the fixed center cap, and attached to the outer disk converting the fixed center cap to a non-rotating center cap.
Claims13
A non-rotating wheel cap, comprising:
- an inner disk attachable to a wheel;
- an outer disk rotatably attached to the inner disk;
- a pocket of the outer disk;
- a weight attachable inside the pocket, the weight having the shape of an arc between 90 and 110 degrees;
- and
- an ornamental disk attached to an outer surface of the outer disk,
- wherein:
- the inner and outer disks are connected by a bearing allowing the outer disk to spin with respect to the inner disk;
- and
- an axial position of the bearing at least partially overlaps an axial depth of the pocket.
A non-rotating wheel cap, comprising:
- an inner disk attachable to a wheel;
- an outer disk rotatably attached to the inner disk;
- a pocket of the outer disk;
- a weight attachable inside the pocket, the weight and the pocket having the shape of an arc between 90 and 110 degrees, and the pocket circumferentially surrounding the weight;
- and
- an ornamental disk attached to an outer surface of the outer disk.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.