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US 5,290,094 AGranted
Automotive wheel enhancers
OwnerJames D. Gragginventor
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Abstract
A wheel enhancing apparatus comprising a center cap and a wheel mounting assembly for mounting the center cap on the center cone of a wheel such that the center cap will rotate independently of the wheel.
Claims16
An apparatus for enhancing a wheel comprising:
- a first mounting member including a bearing housing and an externally threaded portion of said first mounting member adjacent said bearing housing;
- a second mounting member including a first portion and an externally threaded portion of said second mounting member adjacent said first portion, said threaded portion of said second mounting member having a longitudinal axis;
- and
- a bearing means for allowing said second mounting member to rotate with respect to said first mounting member
- wherein said bearing means is held in said bearing housing and said first portion of said second mounting member is held in said bearing means such that said second mounting member will rotate with respect to said first mounting member about said longitudinal axis.
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A mounting assembly for rotatably mounting a first object on a second object, said mounting assembly comprising:
- a first mounting member including a bearing housing and a threaded portion of said first mounting member adjacent said bearing housing;
- a second mounting member including a first portion and a threaded portion of said second mounting member adjacent said first portion, said threaded portion of said second mounting member having a longitudinal axis;
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- a bearing means for allowing said second mounting member to rotate with respect to said first mounting member
- wherein said bearing means is held in said bearing housing and said first portion of said second mounting member is held in said bearing means such that said second mounting member will rotate with respect to said first mounting member about said longitudinal axis.
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A mounting assembly for rotatably mounting a first object on a second object, said mounting assembly comprising:
- a first mounting member including a bearing housing having a rim on the exterior thereof;
- a second mounting member including a plurality of resilient legs for removably clasping said rim;
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- a bearing held in said bearing housing,
- wherein said first object is a center cap having a cavity formed therein, said second mounting member further includes a body portion having an exterior shape corresponding to the interior shape of said cavity, and said legs are connected to said body portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.