Wheel illumination apparatus
OwnerShanon Dale Parkerinventor
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Abstract
A wheel illumination apparatus is disclosed. The wheel illumination apparatus includes a diffuser ring set behind wheel of a motor vehicle with a lighting source disposed behind the diffuser to illuminate the wheel. The light source is carried in a channel ring that is positioned on an inboard side of the diffuser ring. The light source may be an LED lighting strip. The light strip may be electrically coupled to an electrical system of the motor vehicle or may have a rechargeable battery. The lighting system of the present invention creates a visual impression where the wheels themselves seem to glow, rather than the wheel well or other areas on a vehicle.
Claims12
A wheel illumination apparatus for a wheel assembly, comprising:
- a hub adapter having at least one mounting hole adapted to couple with a hub rotatably carrying the wheel assembly with the hub adapter configured to be disposed between the wheel assembly and the hub;
- a diffuser ring formed of a transparent or a translucent material attached to the hub adapter, the diffuser ring configured to be disposed on an inboard face of the wheel assembly;
- a channel ring having a circumferential channel defined therein, the channel ring configured to mounted adjacent to an inboard face of the diffuser ring;
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- a light source carried within the channel ring, the light source oriented to project an emitted light through the inboard face of the diffuser ring.
A wheel illumination apparatus for a wheel assembly, comprising:
- a diffuser ring formed of a transparent or a translucent material configured to be disposed on an inboard face of the wheel assembly and rotationally carried with the wheel assembly;
- a channel ring having a circumferential channel defined therein, the channel ring configured to be mounted adjacent to an inboard face of the diffuser ring;
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- a light source carried within the channel ring, the light source oriented to project an emitted light through the inboard face of the diffuser ring.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.