Alloy wheel with mating wheel cover
OwnerMitchell Nunesinventor
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Abstract
An alloy vehicle wheel (20) that includes a mating wheel cover (22), with the wheel consisting of a centrally located hub (24), a rim (26), and a number of integral spokes (28) attached to both the hub and rim. Slots (30) are incorporated into the spokes of the wheel and are configured to receive attachments. The molded wheel cover (22) is shaped to replicate the wheel and incorporates decorative design configurations (40) on its visual surfaces. Mushroom head studs (46) are integrally formed into the interior surface of the wheel cover and are positioned to penetrate the slots in the spokes as attachments for fastening the wheel cover to the alloy wheel.
Claims14
A vehicle wheel with mating wheel cover comprising:
- a) an alloy wheel having a centrally located hub, a rim, and a plurality of integral spokes attached to the hub on a first end, with the spokes attached to the rim on a second end and with the rim configured to retain a tire thereupon,
- b) each integral spoke having at least one slot through an outer surface of the spoke, with the at least one slot configured to receive attachments,
- c) a molded wheel cover embracing the wheel with the cover shaped to replicate the alloy wheel, intimately embracing the top surface of the spokes,
- d) a plurality of mushroom head studs integrally formed with the wheel cover with the mushroom head studs positioned to penetrate the at least one slot in each spoke for attaching the wheel cover to the alloy wheel, and
- e) wherein said wheel cover having a spoke offset width for engaging the spoke sides permitting the wheel cover to be installed by contiguously engaging one side of each spoke and when minutely rotated the length of the slots allowing the studs to snap in and engage opposed edges of the at least one slot in each spoke.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.