Wheel Cover Assembly and Method of Mounting
AssigneeRealwheels Corporation
InventorJohn Polka
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Abstract
The present invention relates to attaching aerodynamic wheel covers to the wheel of a truck or other heavy duty vehicle, and to a method of installation that does not require the removal of the nuts retaining the wheel to the hub of the axle and allows the air pressure of tires on such wheels to be easily adjusted.
Claims12
A cover for covering a wheel of a vehicle, the vehicle having a hub surrounded by a plurality of parallel spaced studs, each of the studs having a longitudinal axis and there being a fixed distance between adjacent ones of the longitudinal axes , the wheel having a web with a plurality of holes therein for receiving the studs and a nut threaded on each of the studs to retain the wheel to the hub, the cover comprising:
- a first retainer member having a planar portion for contacting one of the parallel spaced studs, the planar portion having a surface perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the stud while in contact with the parallel spaced studs;
- a second retainer member having a planar portion for contacting one of the parallel spaced studs, the planar portion having a surface perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the stud while in contact with the parallel spaced studs;
- a connecting member spanning the first and second retainer members;
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- an adjustment member for adjusting the relative position of the connecting member with respect to the first and second retainer members.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.