High strength wheel with decorative cover
OwnerScott B. Bakerinventor
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Abstract
A wheel having a decorative member with a central opening for accommodating passage of a threaded shank extending from a securement cap is disclosed. The cap includes a holding flange adapted to bear against the outside surface of the decorative member while a retaining collar threadably receives the threaded shank and bears against the inner surface of the decorative member. The collar includes an inner flange with holes for accommodating fasteners that engage with the central hub region of a conventional wheel. Threaded engagement of the cap with the collar clamps the decorative member therebetween and a lock bolt may be employed to secure the cap in position with the decorative member.
Claims5
A high strength wheel and interchangeable decorative member assembly comprising:
- a wheel having a recessed hub area with openings for receiving studs on a wheel drum;
- said recessed hub area defined by an encircling rim defining an exposed opening leading into said recessed hub area;
- a support collar having an internal threaded bore terminating in an inwardly disposed flange;
- said flange provided with openings in register with said hub area openings for insertably receiving said studs whereby said studs are within said bore and encircled by said support collar;
- fasteners detachably coupled with said studs securing said support collar to said hub area;
- a decorative member having a central area defining a central opening;
- a securement cap threadably engageable with said support collar so as to bear against said central area of said decorative member in clamping relationship therebetween;
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- said decorative member being non-load bearing with a peripheral edge terminating in fixed spaced-apart relationship with respect to said wheel rim.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.