Wheel cover clasp structure

Abstract

A wheel cover clasp structure includes a plurality of mounting bases positioned on the wheel cover and a plurality of clasps. Each mounting base has a front end, a rear end and a mounting hole. Each clasp is connectable to a separate mounting base and includes an insertion lock tab having an upper side and a lower side and a curved retainer piece. The insertion lock tab of each clasp is insertable into the mounting hole of the mounting base to which the clasp is connected and has at least two opposite sides. The insertion lock tab further includes an insertion lock section at a first end and a clasp lock section having two lateral hooks each protruding from a separate one of the two opposite sides at a second end. The retainer piece has a first end bent to form a transfer stop section and a second end bent in the same direction as the transfer stop section to form a curved clip section. During assembly, each insertion lock tab is placed between the transfer stop section and the clip section of a separate retainer piece and each retainer piece is inserted into the mounting hole of a separate mounting base so that the lateral hooks of the clasp lock section anchor each clasp to the mounting base. An interval between the insertion lock section of each insertion lock tab and the clip section of each retainer piece is established to retain the wheel cover on the wheel rim of a vehicle tire.

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