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US 2023/0054086 A1Published application
Wheel Cover
OwnerIan Fletcherinventor
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Abstract
THIS invention relates to a wheel cover. More specifically, the invention relates to an advertising wheel cover having a wheel mount for push fitting into a vehicle wheel rim and a display disc rotatably mounted to the wheel mount by bayonet-type connectors. The display disc is off-centre weighted so as to remain in a substantially upright and static orientation relative to the wheel mount, which is rotatable with the wheel.
Claims25
A wheel cover for a wheel including:
- a wheel mount comprising:
- an annular body having a base end, an opposing open end and one or more gripping formations on an outer radial face thereof for frictionally engaging a radially inner surface of a wheel rim of the wheel thereby to operative enable quick-release, push fit mounting of the wheel mount onto the wheel rim;
- a base plate, integral with or connectable to the annular body, located axially at or near the base end of the annular body;
- and
- a first connector mounted on the base plate and extending axially outwardly thereof toward the open end of the annular body;
- a display disc having:
- a first face adapted for displaying branding, decorative or advertising indicia thereon;
- a second opposing face;
- a second connector mounted on and extending axially from the second face of the display disc;
- and
- a weight spaced radially from the display disc's centre;
- wherein either:
- (i) the first connector is rotatably mounted to the base plate;
- (ii) the second connector is rotatably mounted to the display disc;
- or (iii) both;
- thereby to enable relative rotation between the display disc and the wheel mount;
- characterised in that the connectors are bayonet-type or threaded connectors, with the first connector being a male or a female bayonet-type or threaded connector, and the second connector being the other of the male or the female bayonet-type or threaded connector and
- characterised further in that the annular body comprises a lip running about the open end of the annular body, the lip defining a tool notch located there along for accommodating there-through, and limiting the angular displacement of, a custom tool for locking at least one of the connectors against rotation during coupling and decoupling of such connectors.
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