Removable aerodynamic wheel cover

A removable wheel cover assembly comprising:

• a removable wheel cover including a disc and a splined shaft assembly, the splined shaft assembly being attached to the disc, the splined shaft assembly including a splined shaft, a piston, a piston spring, a push button mechanism, and an internal shaft, the piston including a walled structure forming an opening in which the internal shaft extends and moves therein, the push button mechanism further including an exterior walled structure that is bridged by a top surface, the exterior walled structure of the push button mechanism surrounding at least a portion of the walled structure of the piston, the splined shaft including a walled structure, the walled structure of the splined shaft surrounding at least a portion of the exterior walled structure of the push button mechanism, the piston spring biasing the piston in a direction radially away from the top surface of the push button mechanism;
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• a splined hub including a walled structured with an opening formed therein, the opening of the splined hub configured to receive a portion of the piston of the removable wheel cover, the splined hub being configured to be attached to a wheel,
• wherein the removable wheel cover is configured to be locked and unlocked with the splined hub,
• wherein the splined hub further includes a detent to assist in locking with the removable wheel cover.

A wheel assembly comprising:

• a wheel including a tire, a rim and a wheel hub;
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• a removable wheel cover including a disc and a shaft assembly, the shaft assembly being attached to the disc, the shaft assembly including a splined shaft, a piston, a piston spring, a push button mechanism, and an internal shaft, the piston including a walled structure forming an opening in which the internal shaft extends and moves therein, the push button mechanism further including an exterior walled structure that is bridged by a top surface, the exterior walled structure of the push button mechanism surrounding at least a portion of the walled structure of the piston, the splined shaft including a walled structure, the walled structure of the splined shaft surrounding at least a portion of the exterior walled structure of the push button mechanism, the piston spring biasing the piston in a direction radially away from the top surface of the push button mechanism,
• wherein the push button mechanism is configured to move to assist in unlocking the removable wheel cover indirectly or directly from a wheel.

A method of installing a removable wheel cover assembly into a wheel, the method comprising:

• providing a removable wheel cover including a disc and a shaft assembly, the shaft assembly being attached to the disc, the shaft assembly including a splined shaft, a piston, a piston spring, a push button mechanism, and an internal shaft, the piston including a walled structure forming an opening in which the internal shaft extends and moves therein, the push button mechanism further including an exterior walled structure that is bridged by a top surface, the exterior walled structure of the push button mechanism surrounding at least a portion of the walled structure of the piston, the splined shaft including a walled structure, the walled structure of the splined shaft surrounding at least a portion of the exterior walled structure of the push button mechanism, the piston spring biasing the piston in a direction radially away from the top surface of the push button mechanism;
• providing a splined hub, the splined hub including a walled structured with an opening formed therein;
• securing the splined hub into the wheel;
• placing the removable wheel cover into an opening in the splined hub such that the removable wheel cover locks with the splined hub.