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US 9,266,387 B2Granted
Vehicle wheel display assembly
AssigneeStatic Media, LLC
InventorsAnthony J. DoVale, Jr., Mark Jiang
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a selectively attachable wheel cover for a motor vehicle. The invention comprises a base member and a display member. The base member is selectively secured to the vehicle rim and the display member is rotatably mounted relative to the base member such that it can rotate in relation to the base member and, thus, the vehicle rim. In one aspect, a portion of the display member is sufficiently weighted such that, when the rim rotates (when the vehicle is in motion) the display member remains substantially static.
Claims11
A display assembly for a wheel of a motor vehicle, comprising:
- a base member comprising:
- a peripheral edge surface configured for a friction fit with a portion of the wheel of the motor vehicle such that the base member can be selectively and non-rotatably attached to the wheel of the motor vehicle;
- a shaft member extending outwardly from a center portion of the base member;
- a display member comprising a display surface and an opposed rear face, wherein the rear face of the display member comprises a pair of elongate L-beams defining channel portions with the rear face of the display member;
- a coupler rotatably mounted to a distal portion of the shaft member configured to slidingly engage the rear face of the display member and selectively couple the display member to the shaft member, the coupler comprising a weight assembly configured to act as a counter weight to keep the display member in a substantially upright position when mounted on the wheel, whether or not the wheel is in motion, wherein the coupler defines an opening having edge portions configured to be received in one of the channel portions.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.