Wheel covering system
AssigneePrestige Autotech Corporation
InventorRonald Necaise
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Abstract
A wheel covering system is disclosed having a first external cover element and a second internal cover element screwed to the first element. The wheel covering system is connected to an hub of a large vehicle such as a truck without relying on lugs provided on the hub for connecting the wheel to the hub. The connection is achieved by relying on bolts used to attach a hub cap (or axle cover) to the axle, without eliminating the hub cap (or axle cover), and at the same time providing a sturdy and robust connection capable of withstanding forces expected to be applied to a wheel cover during its lifetime.
Claims30
A wheel covering system for attachment to a vehicle axle, in which the axle has a plurality of threaded lugs for attaching a wheel, and in which an hub cap is attached to the axle by a plurality of threaded bolts, the system comprising:
- an ornamental cover having a center point and configured to be positioned adjacent the wheel, the ornamental cover having two holes, each hole offset a given distance from the center point;
- a mounting member configured to be removably attached to two diametrically opposite sides of the hub cap without being in contact with the threaded lugs, the mounting member having a distal end and a proximal end, wherein the distal end defines a plurality of holes configured to receive at least some of the threaded bolts for attaching both the mounting member and the hub cap to the axle, and further wherein the proximal end includes two outwardly extending threaded studs for insertion into the two holes so as to removably attach the cover to the mounting member, each of the two holes being sized to receive one of the studs so that a nut threaded onto one of the studs will secure the to the mounting member by compressing the cover against the mounting member;
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- wherein the cover has a third hole at the center point, and the proximal end of the mounting member includes a spindle positioned to be inserted through the third hole, the spindle being longer than the two threaded studs by about half an inch.
A wheel covering system for attachment to a vehicle axle, in which the axle has a plurality of threaded lugs for attaching a wheel, and in which a hub cap is attached to the axle by a plurality of threaded bolts, the system comprising:
- a first cover element having a center point and configured to be positioned adjacent the wheel, the first cover element having two holes, each hole offset an equal distance from the center point;
- a second cover element attached to the first cover element along a first, outer circumferential line by a plurality of screws;
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- a mounting member configured to be removably attached to two diametrically opposite sides of the hub cap without being in contact with the threaded lugs, the mounting member having a distal end and a proximal end, wherein the distal end defines a plurality of holes configured to receive at least some of the threaded bolts for attaching both the mounting member and the hub cap to the axle, and further wherein the proximal end includes two outwardly extending threaded studs for insertion into the two holes so as to removably attach the first cover element to the mounting member, each of the two holes being sized to receive one of the studs so that a nut threaded onto one of the studs will secure the first cover element;
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- wherein the cover has a third hole at the center point, and the proximal end of the mounting member includes a spindle positioned to be inserted through the third hole, the spindle being longer than the two threaded studs by about half an inch.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.