One way free spinning hubcap
OwnerLawrence D. Goodinventor
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Abstract
A one way free spinning hubcap assembly having a decorative hubcap and a bracket assembly. The bracket assembly is attached to a vehicular wheel and the hubcap is rotatably attached thereto. A bearing clutch present in the bracket assembly permits the hubcap to rotate independently from the wheel when the wheel is rotated in one direction, but forces the hubcap to rotate concurrently with the wheel when rotational force is applied in the opposite direction. In this way the hubcap may be permitted to continue rotating after the associated wheel has ceased rotating.
Claims10
A one way free spinning hubcap assembly, comprising:
- a planar bolt collar having a center;
- a bearing clutch disposed in the center of said bolt collar;
- a hub bracket adapted for attachment to a wheel hub;
- a shaft having a threaded portion and a smooth journal portion, the threaded portion extending through said hub bracket and the journal portion extending through said bearing clutch, whereby said collar is rotatable on said shaft;
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- a hubcap attached to said collar;
- wherein said bearing clutch permits rotation in a single direction.
A one way spinning hubcap assembly, comprising:
- a hubcap having an inside and an outside surface;
- a generally flat bolt collar having an inner surface and an outer surface, with a front surface of said collar being disposed upon a back surface of said hubcap;
- a bearing clutch disposed in the center of said bolt collar;
- a first nut;
- a second nut
- first lock washer;
- a second lock washer;
- a hub bracket having a dome shaped body with a top, a bottom edge, an inner surface and an outer surface;
- two legs each having a top and bottom end with each top end being disposed upon the bottom edge of said dome shaped body;
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- two feet disposed upon the bottom end of each said leg, perpendicular thereto;
- a central bolt having a head and a shank,
- said shank having a threaded portion and a smooth journal portion, said journal portion being directly adjacent to said head;
- wherein an aperture is defined in the top of said body;
- wherein said bearing clutch, said first nut, said first lock washer, said hub bracket and said second lock washer, and said second nut are disposed in order on said central bolt;
- wherein said bearing clutch is disposed upon the journal portion of said central bolt;
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- wherein said bolt extends, through the hole in said hub bracket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.