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US 8,985,706 B2Granted
Wheel protector
OwnerNicholas Dowerinventor
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Abstract
A wheel rim protector comprising a base comprising an external face and an internal face, the external face comprising a curved profile and a side-wall extending from a first side of the base is disclosed. Also disclosed is a wheel rim protector comprising a base comprising one or more kink and/or curve along a base length, an external face and an internal face and a side-wall extending from a first side of the base. Methods of making the wheel rim protectors are also disclosed.
Claims9
A wheel rim protector comprising:
- (i) an elongate base comprising an external face and an internal face;
- (ii) a side-wall extending from a first side of the base to overlay a wheel rim edge when fitted to a wheel rim;
- (iii) a dust cover projection extending from a second side of the base in the same general direction as the side-wall to overlay and protect a surface of the wheel rim;
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- (iv) an adhesive disposed on the internal face between the side-wall and the dust cover projection;
- wherein the dust cover projection and the side-wall are configured such that dust and other particulate matter is prevented from associating with the adhesive, and wherein the dust cover projection extends at a non-right angle to the elongate base.
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