| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 301370260 | Including distinct central medallion | 9 |
| 20080265655 | Wheel with size indicating members - The wheel with size indicating members is a wheel rim including a center section disposed concentrically inside it. A hub is disposed in an axial center of the center section. Size indicating members are disposed so that they are in rigid mechanical contact with the wheel rim and with some portion of the center section. The size indicating members hold the center section within a rotational center point of the wheel rim, and are configured to substantially indicate Arabic numerals representing the wheel size. Lug holes are radially disposed about the hub in the center section to provide mounting points for mounting the wheel on a vehicle. A cap removably attachable to the center section has indicia designed to complete missing components of the numerals so that the wheel size can be readily determined by observation. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20100194181 | Custom engineered steel wheel with ABS plastic wheel cover - An aftermarket custom engineered deep lip wheel cover in any design, that mates with a custom engineered aftermarket metal wheel that fits most passenger cars, light trucks, and SUV, or golf cart type vehicles. A painted metal wheel custom engineered to jointly except a custom engineered deep lip ABS plastic wheel cover. The wheel cover is designed and contoured to fit exclusively on to the custom engineered metal wheel using a plastic cap, screws, molded attachment clips, magnets, and a special bead system on the lip portion of the wheel cover. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100270853 | REMOVABLE WHEEL COVER - A universal wheel cover assembly for covering a variety of different vehicle's wheels. The universal wheel cover assembly comprises: (a) a covering disc sized to cover the vehicle's wheel, (b) a universal bolt pattern plate, said universal bolt pattern plate including (i) a series of sections, each of said sections having a plurality of engagement means, wherein said sections are adapted for matching a pattern of bolts disposed on the vehicle's axel hubs used for attaching the vehicle's wheel, and (ii) a retaining system for connecting the universal bolt pattern plate to the covering disc, and (c) a spring biasing base comprising of a plurality of coil units, each coil unit for coupling one bolt in the pattern of bolts to the engagement means of the universal bolt pattern plate. The removable wheel cover assembly may be used in a variety of different vehicle tire rims and is aesthetically pleasing. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100301661 | Vehicle Wheel Cover and Vehicle Wheel Cover Retention System and Method for Producing Same - A vehicle wheel cover retention system comprises a wheel defining an axis and formed from a suitable material and including a wheel rim and a wheel disc. The wheel disc includes a generally centrally located wheel mounting surface and an outer annular portion which defines an outboard face. The wheel disc has a generally radially outwardly extending retention groove formed in a generally axially extending portion of the inner mounting surface thereof. The wheel cover is formed from a suitable material and includes an inner surface, an outer surface and an inner portion having a central opening. The inner portion is provided with at least one wheel cover retention member. The at least one wheel cover retention member provided with at least one tab. A center cap is provided and is formed from a suitable material and includes at least one center cap retention member. The at least one center cap retention member provided with at least one tab. The at least one tab of the at least one wheel cover retention member and the at least one tab of the center cap retention member are both received in the retention groove of the wheel disc to thereby secure both the wheel cover and the center cap to the wheel. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20110248551 | Interchangeable wheel cover for a wheel of a piece of luggage or the like - An interchangeable wheel cover for a wheel of a piece of luggage, including a center cap assembly and a trim ring assembly. The center cap assembly interchangeable affixes the trim ring assembly to the wheel of the piece of luggage. | 10-13-2011 |
| 20120043803 | HUB COVER ATTACHMENT ASSEMBLY - A hub cover attachment assembly having a bracket assembly detachably connected to an axle hub. A wheel cover is adjacent the bracket assembly. A washer plate operably connects the wheel cover to the bracket assembly and detachably couples with an emblem assembly disposed in the wheel cover. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120169110 | TRACTOR WHEELS - Improved variable color wheel covers for tractor wheels are provided. | 07-05-2012 |
| 20140152078 | Deep-lip Wheel Cover - A deep-lip wheel cover apparatus that attaches with a steel wheel includes a wheel cover, a center cap, and a hub ring. The hub ring is centrally connected with the steel wheel so that the wheel cover and the center cap can be attached to the hub ring. | 06-05-2014 |
| 20150069821 | Modular Center Cap Assembly for Wheels - A modular cap assembly for covering a center bore of a wheel includes an outer piece having a first outward face with a cap retention structure formed therein, a first inward face, and a plurality of first mounting clips projecting from the first inward face to removably engage a wheel retention structure and couple the outer piece to the wheel. The cap assembly also includes a center piece having a second outward face, a second inward face, and a plurality of second mounting clips projecting from the second inward face to removably engage, one at a time, both the cap retention structure and the wheel retention structure. The second outward face is spaced from a wheel face when the center piece and outer piece are together coupled to the wheel and substantially flush with the wheel face when the center piece is coupled directly to the wheel. | 03-12-2015 |
