Method and apparatus for constructing a floating wheel cap

A method for constructing a floating wheel cap, the method comprising:

• obtaining an original fixed wheel cap provided with a wheel, the wheel cap including:
• a solid outward facing face with no openings;
• an inward extending generally cylindrical portion;
• and
• inward extending tabs angularly spaced apart around an outside radius of the generally cylindrical portion for attaching the wheel cap to the wheel to rotate with the wheel;
• modifying the original fixed wheel cap by:
• cutting a centered opening in the original fixed wheel cap;
• and
• cutting an annular recess in a back surface of the original fixed wheel cap around the centered opening;
• attaching a ring of double sided tape to an outer attaching ring of a fixed bearing retainer;
• aligning the outer attaching ring with the recess cut into the back surface of the modified wheel cap;
• attaching the outer attaching ring to the recess cut into the back surface of the modified wheel cap;
• inserting a shaft of an offset weight floating cap through the centered opening in the modified wheel cap;
• inserting the shaft of the offset weight floating cap through a bearing held by the fixed bearing retainer;
• attaching a fastener to the shaft of the offset weight floating cap to retain the shaft of the offset weight floating cap in the bearing to complete a floater cap assembly;
• and
• attaching the floater cap assembly to a wheel using original features of the wheel cap.

A method for constructing a floating wheel cap, the method comprising:

• obtaining an original fixed wheel cap provided with a wheel, the wheel cap including:
• a solid outward facing face with no openings;
• an inward extending generally cylindrical portion;
• and
• inward extending tabs angularly spaced apart around an outside radius of the generally cylindrical portion for attaching the wheel cap to the wheel to rotate with the wheel;
• modifying the original fixed wheel cap by:
• cutting a centered opening in the original fixed wheel cap;
• and
• cutting a recess in a back surface of the original fixed wheel cap;
• attaching a ring of double sided tape to the recess in a back surface of the original fixed wheel cap;
• aligning the outer attaching ring with the recess cut into the back surface of the modified wheel cap;
• attaching the outer attaching ring to the double sided tape in the recess cut into the back surface of the modified wheel cap;
• inserting a shaft of an offset weight floating cap through the centered opening in the modified wheel cap;
• inserting the shaft of the offset weight floating cap through a bearing held by the fixed bearing retainer;
• attaching a fastener to the shaft of the offset weight floating cap to retain the shaft of the offset weight floating cap in the bearing to complete a floater cap assembly;
• and
• attaching the floater cap assembly to a wheel using original features of the wheel cap.