Motor vehicle accessory
AssigneeRichard Steven Lock ADCAP Media Ltd.
InventorRichard Lock
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Abstract
A hub cap assembly comprises a hub cap unit mounted rotatably on a fixing unit by a stub axle, which engages a bearing unit, in the fixing unit. A weight is attached off center on the hub cap unit, so the hub cap unit does not rotate with the vehicle wheel. The fixing unit includes a mount having one or more cranked prongs with holes at their ends. The fixing unit is attached to the vehicle wheel by unscrewing the wheel nuts, placing the fixing unit over the wheel bolts, and replacing the wheel nuts. The hub cap unit comprises inner and outer shells with a design between them, the outer shell being transparent.
Claims13
A hub cap assembly comprising a fixing attachable to a wheel and a cap unit rotatably mounted on the fixing and weighted to maintain its orientation relative to the ground despite rotation of the wheel, the fixing including a mount having its centre aligned with the wheel axle and at least one aperture radially spaced from the wheel axle for placement on a wheel bolt and retention thereon by the associated wheel nut.
A method of attaching a hub cap assembly to a wheel, the hub cap assembly including a fixing attachable to the wheel and a weighted rotatable cap unit, the method comprising bolting the fixing to the wheel by using the wheel nuts and bolts.
A hub cap assembly including a fixing attachable to a wheel and a weighted rotatable cap unit, the cap unit comprising an inner shell and an outer transparent shell attached to the inner shell.
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