Hubcap for heavy-duty vehicles

A hubcap for a heavy-duty vehicle comprising:

• an inboard portion including
• a side wall, said side wall forming an interior cavity in said inboard portion;
• at least one mounting structure for mounting said hubcap to a wheel hub of said heavy-duty vehicle, said at least one mounting structure cooperating with the side wall to provide non-cantilevered connection to said wheel hub, wherein said side wall extends between adjacent openings of the at least one mounting structure substantially within an outer line and an inner line extending tangential to and between said adjacent openings, a radially inner edge of the side wall being adjacent to a line extending between center points of the adjacent openings to provide substantially uniform clamping force between said hubcap and the wheel hub;
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• at least one recess adjacent the at least one mounting structure, said at least one recess providing clearance for tightening fasteners disposed through the adjacent openings;
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• an outboard portion, said outboard portion sealing the outboard end of the hubcap.

A hubcap for a heavy-duty vehicle comprising:

• an inboard portion including
• a side wall, said side wall forming an interior cavity in said inboard portion;
• and
• at least one mounting structure for mounting said hubcap to a wheel hub of said heavy-duty vehicle, said at least one mounting structure cooperating with said side wall to provide non-cantilevered connection to said wheel hub;
• and
• an outboard portion, said outboard portion sealing an outboard end of the hubcap, the outboard portion including:
• a hub odometer mounting structure, said hub odometer mounting structure including a boss with a threaded socket, a mounting stud of a hub odometer threadably engaging said threaded socket to secure said hub odometer to said outboard portion;
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• a plurality of support ribs on an outboard surface of the outboard portion, said plurality of support ribs providing mounting support to the hub odometer.

A hubcap for a heavy-duty vehicle comprising:

• an inboard portion including
• a side wall, said side wall forming an interior cavity in said inboard portion;
• and
• at least one mounting structure for mounting said hubcap to a wheel hub of said heavy-duty vehicle, said at least one mounting structure cooperating with said side wall to provide non-cantilevered connection to said wheel hub;
• and
• an outboard portion, said outboard portion sealing the outboard end of the hubcap, the outboard portion including:
• a hub odometer mounting structure, said hub odometer mounting structure including a boss with a threaded socket, a mounting stud of a hub odometer threadably engaging said threaded socket to secure said hub odometer to said outboard portion;
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• a plurality of curved bosses circumferentially arrayed on an outboard surface of the outboard portion, said curved bosses providing mounting support to said hub odometer and enabling radial outward flow of water and contaminants through spaces between the curved bosses during operation of said heavy-duty vehicle.