Tire cover apparatus
OwnerBrian L. Sonnenberginventor
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Abstract
A tire cover apparatus including a cylindrical elongate housing rotatably and retractively mounting a flexible curtain therewithin. The curtain is directed through elongate slot wherein the slot includes a covering of felt strips to effectively clean and maintain the curtain in an operative condition minimizing the contamination of the curtain when maintained interiorly of the housing. A plurality of axially spaced clamps secure the housing in combination with an interior flange of an associated vehicular body including a mounting flange to prevent unauthorized removal of the housing relative to the automotive flange.
Claims4
A tire cover apparatus in combination with a fender body flange of an associated vehicle wherein the fender body flange includes a tire defined by a predetermined diameter rotatably mounted underlying the fender body flange wherein the apparatus comprises an elongate cylindrical housing fixedly mounted to an interior surface of the fender body flange overlying the wheel, and
- elongate flexible curtain retractably mounted relative to the cylindrical housing, and
- wherein the curtain is defined by a predetermined length, and the curtain is mounted to the interior surface of the fender body flange a predetermined spacing above the wheel wherein the predetermined length of the flexible curtain is substantially equal to the predetermined diameter of the wheel and the spacing of the housing above the wheel, and
- wherein the housing includes a spindle rotatably mounted within the cylindrical housing, the spindle mounting the curtain thereabout, and the spindle including an internal spring to bias the spindle in a retracted position to secure and retract the flexible curtain within the cylindrical housing, and
- wherein the cylindrical housing includes an elongate slot coextensively formed through the cylindrical housing arranged coaxially parallel to an axis defined by the cylindrical housing, and the slot includes a fibrous strip mounted to each side of the slot in contact with the flexible curtain, and the slot is defined by a predetermined width substantially equal to a curtain width defined by the flexible curtain to effect cleaning of the curtain when retracted within the cylindrical housing preventing contamination and debris from the entering the cylindrical housing, and
- wherein the cylindrical housing includes a right end and a left end, the right end including a first flange spaced from a second flange, the flanges spaced apart a predetermined distance, and a locking hasp member selectively mounted between the first flange and the second flange about the cylindrical housing to secure the cylindrical housing to the fender body flange.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.