Illuminated automobile wheels
OwnerCary Gloodt, James S. Hutchisoninventors
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Abstract
An assembly for providing illumination to an automobile wheel having an at least partially transparent wheel covering. The assembly includes a bracket for securing to the a non-rotating portion of an automobile wheel and a light emitting diode or diode array operationally connected to the bracket. A rechargeable battery is electrically connected to the light emitting diode and the light emitting diode, when energized, shines light through the at least partially transparent wheel covering when the wheel covering is rotating.
Claims38
An assembly for providing illumination to an automobile wheel having an apertured wheel covering, comprising:
- a light adapted to be pivotably mounted to an automobile brake caliper;
- and
- a light source mounted on the bracket;
- wherein the light source is adapted to be electrically connected to a battery;
- and
- wherein the light source is adapted to shine light intermittently through the apertured wheel covering when the wheel covering is rotating.
An assembly for providing illumination to an automobile wheel having an at least partially transparent wheel covering, comprising:
- a substantially linear bracket secured to a non-rotating portion of an automobile wheel;
- a light emitting diode operationally connected to the bracket;
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- a power source electrically connected to the light emitting diode;
- wherein the light emitting diode is adapted to shine light through the at least partially transparent wheel covering when the wheel covering is rotating;
- wherein the bracket is positioned to extend away from the brake caliper;
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- wherein the positioning of the bracket may be varied by pivoting the bracket relative the brake caliper.
A method for illuminating an automobile wheel having an at least partially transparent wheel cover, comprising the steps of:
- a) magnetically attaching an array of light emitting diodes to a non-rotating portion of an automobile wheel;
- b) remotely actuating a power source to energize the array of light emitting diodes;
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- c) shining light from the array of light emitting diodes through the at least partially transparent wheel cover as the at least partially transparent wheel cover rotates relative to the illumination source.
An assembly for illuminating to an automobile wheel having an at least partially transparent wheel covering, comprising:
- a bracket secured to an automobile wheel brake caliper;
- a light emitting diode array connected to the bracket;
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- a power source electrically connected to the light emitting diode array;
- wherein the light emitting diode is positioned to intermittently shine light through the at least partially transparent wheel covering;
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- wherein the bracket is pivotable relative the automobile brake caliper.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.