Adaptive wheel assembly with interchangeable decorative faces
OwnerMichael Raveloinventor
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Abstract
A wheel assembly that provides a simulated center lock wheel look that also enables exchanging of ornamental face plates with a center hub attachment device that will allow car enthusiasts to easily change the look of their automotive wheels while maintaining a center lock wheel appearance. The assembly includes three components: a base wheel, a plurality of ornamental face plates, and a center hub attachment extending from one of either the hub or the ornamental face plate.
Claims22
A wheel assembly for use on a vehicle and for use with a plurality of ornamental face plates, the wheel assembly comprising:
- a barrel having a circular sidewall that circumscribes an interior, the sidewall having a first end and a second end;
- a hub attached to the sidewall in the interior of the barrel, the hub having a plurality of openings capable of coupling the hub and the barrel to the vehicle;
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- an attachment device centrally disposed on the hub, the attachment device including a center post that is capable of accepting one or more of the ornamental face plates in removable engagement.
A wheel assembly for use on a vehicle having lugs for attachment of wheels,
- the wheel assembly comprising:
- a barrel having a sidewall with an internal surface that circumscribes a hollow interior, the sidewall having a first annular end and a second annular end;
- a hub located attached to the barrel to be centrally disposed in the interior of the barrel, the hub having an exterior side and an interior side and having a plurality of openings sized and shaped to be received on the lugs to attach the hub and barrel to the vehicle;
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- an ornamental face plate sized and shaped to be removably coupled to at least one of the hub and the barrel to cover at least a portion of the hub and a portion of the interior surface of the barrel.
A vehicle having a plurality of lugs, the vehicle comprising:
- a wheel assembly that includes:
- a barrel having a sidewall with an internal surface that circumscribes a hollow interior, the barrel having an open first end and an open second end that communicates through the interior of the barrel with the open first end;
- a hub located in the interior of the barrel and having an exterior side and an interior side, the hub including a plurality of openings sized and shaped to be received over the respective lugs to attach the hub and barrel to the vehicle;
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- an ornamental face plate sized and shaped to be removably coupled to at least one of the hub and the barrel to cover at least a portion of the hub and at least a portion of the interior surface of the barrel on the exterior side of the hub.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.