Motor-vehicle wheel-rim protector

A shield for covering an outer edge of a flange of a rim of a motor-vehicle wheel, the shield comprising:

• a ring having a diameter matched to that of the flange, and
• a circumferential lip of the ring engaged between an inner surface of the flange and an outer side wall of a tire and securing the shield to the flange, wherein
• the ring is made of a hard material and has a throughgoing radial slot defined between a pair of end faces, and
• a clamping screw extends across the slot between the end faces of the ring, is seated in the ring, and has threaded ends of different nominal diameters seated in the ring at the ends faces 13 thereof.

A shield for covering an outer edge of a flange of a rim of a motor-vehicle wheel, the shield comprising:

• a ring having a diameter matched to that of the flange, and
• a circumferential lip of the ring engaged between an inner surface of the flange and an outer side wall of a tire and securing the shield to the flange, wherein
• the ring is made of a hard material and has a throughgoing radial slot defined between a pair of end faces,
• a clamping screw extends across the slot between the end faces of the ring and is seated in the ring,
• a cover clip covering the slot, and
• a pin extending from the cover clip through a hole in the screw for blocking rotation of the clamping screw.

A shield for covering an outer edge of a flange of a rim of a motor-vehicle wheel, the shield comprising:

• a shield ring having a diameter matched to that of the flange, and
• a circumferential lip of the shield ring engaged between an inner surface of the flange and an outer side wall of a tire and securing the shield to the flange, wherein
• the shield ring is made of a hard material and has a throughgoing radial slot defined between a pair of end faces,
• a clamping screw extends across the slot between the end faces of the ring and is seated in the ring,
• a decor ring is fastened to an outwardly directed face of the shield ring, and
• a pin extends from the decor ring through a hole in the screw for blocking rotation of the clamping screw.