Wheel trim attachment system using stud extenders
OwnerJames P. Wrightinventor
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Abstract
A wheel trim attachment system using stud extenders for attachment to either a front or rear wheel of a motor vehicle. The device is designed such that the same stud extender can be used for the front wheel as can be used for the rear wheel. The stud extenders allow attachment of the decorative trim member without removal of an existing lug. One embodiment of the trim member allows for attachment of a stud extender even where there are insufficient threads on a wheel stud above a wheel lug.
Claims8
A system for attaching decorative wheel trim to a wheel of a motor vehicle having an odd number of wheel studs including a first stud and two adjacent studs opposite said first stud, said wheel studs having corresponding lug nuts that need not be removed for attaching said decorative wheel trim to said wheel, said system comprising:
- (a) a bridge bracket having holes to receive said adjacent said wheel studs, said bridge bracket comprising a bracket stud placed equidistant between said adjacent wheel studs such that said bracket stud is opposite said first stud;
- (b) means for attaching said trim member to said bridge bracket stud;
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- (c) means for attaching said bridge bracket to said adjacent wheel studs.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.