Flexible wheel cover assembly
AssigneeMoochout LLC
InventorJonathan E. Fleck
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Abstract
Implementations described and claimed herein provide systems and methods for improving the aesthetic and aerodynamic characteristics of a wheel, while facilitating inspection of one or more components associated with the wheel. In one implementation, a flexible wheel cover assembly includes a flexible wheel cover comprising a sheet of material having an essentially round-shaped outer periphery and a center axis. A bracket physically couples the flexible wheel cover to a wheel hub of a vehicle, such that the center axis of the flexible wheel cover is aligned with a wheel axis. The sheet of material has a flexibility sufficient to bend while the wheel is stationary and flatten against a tire mounted on the wheel when the wheel is turning.
Claims9
A flexible wheel cover assembly comprising:
- a flexible wheel cover comprising a sheet of material having an essentially round-shaped outer periphery and a center axis;
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- a bracket to physically couple the flexible wheel cover to a wheel hub of an vehicle such that the center axis of the flexible wheel cover is aligned with a wheel axis,
- wherein the sheet of material has a flexibility sufficient to bend while the wheel is stationary and flatten against a tire mounted on the wheel when the wheel is turning.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.