Wheel cover assembly
AssigneeLund, Inc.
InventorsBrent L. Rose, William Franklin Bibb
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a wheel cover assembly for a wheel assembly of a vehicle. The wheel cover assembly can include a bracket configured to be mounted onto the wheel assembly, an outer ring configured to be coupled with the bracket, and an inner cover removably couplable with the outer ring. The inner cover can comprise at least one attachment mechanism having a spring element, a catch and a handle, where the spring element can bias the catch to engage with the bracket or the outer ring to removably secure the inner cover to the outer ring.
Claims19
A wheel cover assembly for covering an interior portion of a wheel assembly of a vehicle, the wheel cover assembly comprising:
- an interface support configured to be mountable onto the wheel assembly;
- a cover support configured to be attachable to the interface support, the cover support defining an outer perimeter and a center opening passing completely through the cover support;
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- a cover comprising a main body and configured to be attachable to the cover support;
- wherein the outer perimeter of the cover support is configured to align with a rim of a wheel well and the cover is configured to cover the center opening of the cover support when the wheel cover assembly is in an assembled position and allow access to the wheel well when in a disassembled position;
- wherein the cover comprises at least one attachment mechanism to secure the cover to the cover support, the attachment mechanism comprising a spring element, a catch member, and a release handle;
- wherein the spring element is connected to the release handle and to the main body;
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- wherein the spring element biases the catch member to engage with the cover support to secure the cover to the cover support and movement of the handle disengages the catch member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.