Tire and wheel shield
OwnerThomas Garrettinventor
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Abstract
A freestanding automotive tire and wheel cover comprises a shell that is open against the ground and inside the wheel well adjacent to an interior sidewall of a tire. The bottom edge of the shell rests on the ground. The shell protects the outer sidewall and tread from ultraviolet radiation, weather and other damaging elements. The shell may include corner braces or a flared section for extra rigidity and support, or a separate base member may be attached to the shell for the same purpose. A retention strap is secured to the shell by buckles or snaps. An inner wheel shroud provides extra security is attaching to the tire and wheel and protects most of the interior side of the tire and wheel. The shells may be tapered to permit multiple shells to nest together and a planar sidewall cover permits attachment of a decal.
Claims7
A freestanding automotive tire and wheel cover comprising:
- a shell, the shell comprising an inverted-U tread cover panel fixed to an outer sidewall cover panel;
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- an adjustable, detachable retention strap attached at two points to the inverted-U tread cover panel portion of the shell, the attachment points being approximately half the height of the shell, the strap attached across an open interior side of the shell, and the shell is held against the wheel and tire by the strap, wherein the shell is open against the ground and along a vertical plane inside an automobile wheel well adjacent to an interior sidewall of a tire, wherein a bottom edge of the shell rests on the ground adjacent to the tire and the shell protects an outer sidewall and tread of the tire from ultraviolet radiation, weather and other damaging elements.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.