Cushioned wheel and cover assembly
AssigneeFord Motor Company
InventorsSyed H. Sarmast, Gerald F. Herbert, Charles F. Hodge
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Abstract
A wheel and cover assembly for an automotive vehicle is provided which includes a resilient cushioning assembly positioned laterally intermediate a wheel covering disc and a vehicle road wheel. The cushioning assembly consists of a plurality of upstanding channels defined on the laterally inner face of the wheel cover disc into which is inserted a rubber cushioning member which includes a mounting portion for reliable retention by the channel and a ramp portion for effective engagement with the outer annular surface of the wheel.
Claims11
A wheel and cover assembly for an automotive vehicle comprising:
- a road wheel having an annular lateral outer face;
- a disc overlying and substantially covering the wheel annular lateral outer face;
- means for releasably securing the disc to the wheel;
- means defining a plurality of channels on the annular lateral inner face of the disc and extending transversely thereto in juxtaposition with the wheel;
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- a plurality of cushion members carried in the channels abuttingly engagable with the wheel.
A wheel and cover assembly for an automotive vehicle comprising:
- a metallic road wheel having an annular outer face;
- a disc overlying and substantially covering the wheel annular outer face;
- means for releasably securing the disc to the wheel at a position substantially radially inwardly spaced with respect to the outer periphery of the disc;
- means defining a plurality of channels on the annular lateral inner face of the disc and extending transversely thereto in juxtaposition with the wheel;
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- a plurality of cushion members carried in the channels abuttingly engagable with the wheel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.