Attachment bracket with retaining clip for wheel simulators
AssigneePhoenix USA, Inc.
InventorBarry L. Roberts
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Abstract
A wheel cover attachment system including a cover for a wheel wherein the wheel includes a plurality of wheel fasteners and a valve stem. The cover comprises a cover circumference, cover axis, an exposed side simulating a wheel, an attachment side opposite the exposed side, at least one cover fastener, and at least one attachment bracket. The attachment bracket is removeably secured to the attachment side and includes a post shaped to accept the cover fastener, first and second concavities, and at least one biasing armature. Each concavity is shaped to accept one of the wheel fasteners and the biasing armature is shaped to engage one of the wheel fasteners in the first concavity and secure the bracket to one of the wheel fasteners.
Claims19
A cover for a wheel having a plurality of wheel fasteners, the cover comprising:
- an exposed side simulating a wheel;
- an attachment side opposite the exposed side;
- at least one cover fastener;
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- at least one attachment bracket, the at least one attachment bracket removably secured to the attachment side and including:
- a post shaped to accept the at least one cover fastener;
- first and second concavities, each concavity shaped to accept one of the wheel fasteners;
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- at least one biasing armature including a pivot end and a securing end and shaped to engage one of the wheel fasteners in the first concavity and secure the bracket to one of the wheel fasteners, wherein the portion of the at least one biasing armature between pivot end and securing end spans the first concavity.
A cover for a wheel having a plurality of wheel fasteners, the cover comprising:
- an exposed side simulating a wheel;
- an attachment side opposite the exposed side;
- a plurality of cover fasteners;
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- a plurality of attachment brackets, each attachment bracket removably secured to the attachment side and including:
- a stanchion shaped to accept one of the cover fasteners;
- first and second concavities, each concavity shaped to accept one of the wheel fasteners;
- a first armature spanning the first concavity and including a pivot end and a securing end, the first armature shaped to independently engage one of the wheel fasteners in the first concavity and positioned to secure said attachment bracket to said wheel fastener;
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- a second armature spanning the second concavity and including a pivot end and a securing end, the second armature shaped to independently engage one of the wheel fasteners in the second concavity and positioned to secure said attachment bracket to said wheel fastener.
An attachment bracket for attaching a wheel simulator to a wheel, the wheel simulator including an exposed side simulating a wheel, an attachment side opposite the exposed side, and at least one cover fastener, the wheel including a plurality of wheel fasteners, the attachment bracket comprising:
- a column shaped to accept the one of the cover fasteners;
- a first concavity shaped to accept one of the wheel fasteners and positioned on a first side of the column;
- a second concavity shaped to accept one of the wheel fasteners and positioned on a second side of the column;
- a first armature shaped to span the first concavity and to independently accept one of the wheel fasteners once in the first concavity, the first armature positioned to secure the first side of the attachment bracket to one of the wheel fasteners;
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- a second armature shaped to span the second concavity and to independently accept one of the wheel fasteners once in the second concavity, the second armature positioned to secure the second side of the attachment bracket to one of the wheel fasteners.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.