Bicycle Wheel Rim Decoration
OwnerVicken Jabourian, Shant Jabourianinventors
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Abstract
An appliqué for adoring a bicycle wheel rim comprises a series of arced members bearing adhesive on one side, each adapted to partially cover a portion of the wheel rim. The arced members may be reflective, phosphorescent, or may have customized and customizable designs incorporated thereon. The arced members have complimentary ends such that when alighted end-to-end they cover the entire bicycle rim. To apply the arced members, a user first peels off a backer paper to expose the adhesive side of the arced member, applies the arced member to a wheel rim, then uses a smoothing tool to remove any bubbles, subsequent arced members are applied in a similar manner to cover the wheel rim.
Claims14
An appliqué for a wheel rim having two sides and a hub support, comprising:
- an arced member having a curvature complimentary to the curvature of the wheel rim;
- the arced member having a length corresponding circumferentially to a section of one side of the wheel rim;
- the arced member having an adhesive applied to one side;
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- the arced member having complimentary ends, wherein when a series of arced members are applied end-to-end on the wheel rim, an entire circumference of wheel rim on one side is covered by the appliqué.
A method of applying a wheel rim appliqué comprising the steps of;
- forming an arced member having a curvature complimentary to the curvature of the wheel rim;
- forming an arced member having ends complimentary with additional arced members:
- applying an adhesive to one side the arced member;
- and
- applying a coated paper to the adhesive.
An appliqué for a wheel rim having a rim flange and spoke nipples, comprising:
- an arced member having a curvature complimentary to the curvature of the wheel rim:
- the arced member having a length corresponding circumferentially to a section of one side of the wheel rim;
- the arced member having a width corresponding to the distance between the rim flange and the spoke nipples:
- the arced member having an adhesive applied to one side;
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- the arced member having complimentary ends, wherein when a series of arced members are applied end-to-end on the wheel rim, one side of the wheel rim is covered by the appliqué.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.