Wheel assembly identification device
AssigneeBridgestone/Firestone North American Tire, LLC
InventorStefan A Parks
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Abstract
An identification device (6) modified to fit into a lug nut hole (20). The device (6) includes a conical body molded of plastic material and has an embedded codded chip.
Claims20
An identification device modified to fit in a wheel lug nut hole to identify a wheel assembly prior to mounting on a vehicle.
A method of providing identification of a wheel assembly having a rim and a tire mounted thereon including the step of inserting an identification device in a lug nut hole of the rim.
In combination a wheel assembly including a rim having a plurality of lug nut holes formed therein and a tire mounted thereon, and an identification device removably mounted in one of the lug nut holes of the rim.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.