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US 11,021,011 B2Granted
Adaptive wheel assembly with interchangeable decorative faces
OwnerMichael Raveloinventor
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Abstract
A wheel assembly that provides a simulated center lock wheel look that also enables exchanging of ornamental face plates with a center hub attachment device that will allow car enthusiasts to easily change the look of their automotive wheels while maintaining a center lock wheel appearance. The assembly includes three components: a base wheel, a plurality of ornamental face plates, and a center hub attachment extending from one of either the hub or the ornamental face plate.
Claims21
A wheel assembly for use on a vehicle, the wheel assembly comprising:
- a barrel having a sidewall with an internal surface that circumscribes a hollow interior having a first end and a second end and a rotational axis about which the barrel rotates;
- a hub located in an interior of the barrel and having an exterior side and an interior side that is capable of coupling the barrel to the vehicle, the hub having a single threaded attachment point formed along a longitudinal axis of the hub;
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- an ornamental face plate sized and shaped to be removably coupled directly to the hub to cover at least a portion of the hub and a portion of the interior surface of the barrel on the exterior side of the hub, the ornamental face plate cooperating with the single threaded attachment point on the hub to enable selective positioning of the ornamental face plate on the hub along the rotational axis of the barrel to enable selection in a level of concavity between the ornamental face plate and the barrel.
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A vehicle, comprising:
- a wheel assembly comprising:
- a barrel having a sidewall with an internal surface that circumscribes a hollow interior having a first end and a second end and a rotational axis about which the barrel rotates;
- a hub located in an interior of the barrel and having an exterior side and an interior side that is capable of coupling the barrel to the vehicle, the hub having a single threaded attachment point formed along a longitudinal axis of the hub;
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- an ornamental face plate sized and shaped to be removably coupled directly to the hub to cover at least a portion of the hub and a portion of the interior surface of the barrel on the exterior side of the hub, the ornamental face plate cooperating with the single threaded attachment point on the hub to enable selective positioning of the ornamental face plate on the hub along the rotational axis of the barrel to adjust a level of concavity between the ornamental face plate and the barrel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.