| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 301370102 |
Fastening arrangements
| 40 |
| 301370240 |
Trim ring covering rim only
| 23 |
| 301370250 |
With relatively rotatable element
| 22 |
| 301370310 |
Including resilient securing means
| 15 |
| 301370106 |
Made of plural segments
| 13 |
| 301370260 |
Including distinct central medallion
| 9 |
| 301370220 |
Tire sidewall
| 9 |
| 301370103 |
Temporary wheel shield
| 8 |
| 301370420 |
Plastic cover
| 7 |
| 301370108 |
Having visibility enhancing feature | 4 |
| 20090015057 | Display device for hub caps - A video display made by light emitting diodes (LEDS), liquid crystal displays (LCD) or digital light processing displays (DLP) is mounted on the specialty hubcap. The video display is maintained in an up down position as the automobile moves. The device is cooled with vanes, thermoelectric cooler, or radiator plate. The device is powered by wheel generators or from the car battery. Manual or electronic controls manage the video sources which can be VCR, DVD, or ordinary video TV as well as a computer video source. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090058178 | Photoluminescent Element for Wheel - Photoluminescent material is mated to a wheel using various approaches. The wheel may have a groove in the rim, with a photoluminescent insert in the groove. The groove may be at any location on the rim, with one advantageous location being on the sidewall radially inward from the brake engaging area. The wheel may have a photoluminescent ribbon mounted thereto, not in a protective groove. The ribbon may be mounted to a lateral side of the wheel's spokes and/or mounted in the “plane” of the spokes between the spokes. The wheel may have an attachment secured to one or more spokes, with the attachment having photoluminescent material. The attachment may have a main body with a groove therein, with the main body being bendable to be substantially conformable to a curvature of the rim. The attachment may abut a surface of the rim. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20110210600 | WHEEL RIM DECORATIVE LAMP - A wheel rim decorative lamp for mounting on the wheel rim of a vehicle comprises a motor assembly, a circuit board, a plurality of light emitting diodes, a light transmissive shell and a cover. The motor assembly includes a motor and a counterweight block, The motor has a rotating shaft and a housing. The light emitting diodes are disposed on one side of the circuit board. The light transmissive shell is disposed on one side of the circuit board. The cover disposed on one side of the circuit board is pivotally connected to the rotating shaft and drives the rotating shaft to relatively rotate with the housing, so as to generate electricity to actuate the light emitting diodes. Hence, the present invention improves safety and provides aesthetic feeling. | 09-01-2011 |
| 20130200683 | AERODYNAMIC COVER CAP FOR USE IN TWO-WHEELED VEHICLES - An attachment for two-wheeled vehicles and a wheel for a two-wheeled vehicle having these attachments are provided. The wheel includes a hub, a rim and separate spokes connecting the hub and the rim. Portions of the spoke nipples protruding radially inwardly from the rim are covered by cover caps. The cover cap is configured small in structure and aerodynamic in shape. To this end, the length in the peripheral direction is larger than the width. | 08-08-2013 |
| 301370109 |
Having display means | 3 |
| 20090315390 | WHEEL AND LUG NUT SYSTEM - A universal wheel and lug nut system for attaching a wheel to studs extending from a hub of a vehicle is described. The system provides a single wheel that may be used on several different hub arrangements having different bolt circles. The system includes a wheel having a central portion with recesses that form a hole. The hole has an ovular shape to receive the studs. The system includes a lug nut having a washer section and a bushing section with a threaded internal diameter. The washer section has a diameter smaller than a diameter of the recess, and the washer section of the lug nut fits into the recess and the bushing section of the lug nut fits into the hole. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20100026082 | WHEEL COVERING SYSTEM - A wheel covering system for attachment to a vehicle axle, in which the axle has a plurality of externally threaded lugs for attaching a wheel. The system includes a mounting member configured to be removably attached to the axle. A plurality of combination nuts, each nut including a bore with internal threads configured to mate with external threads on one of the lugs, being configured to attach the wheel to the axle; an external hexagonal portion for torquing the combination nut; an external threaded portion configured to pass through one of the holes in the mounting member, and also configured to receive a nut for attaching the mounting member to the combination nut. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100072806 | Wheel Ornament Retention System - A system for securing a wheel cover on a vehicle wheel assembly. The system includes first and second bearing surfaces on the wheel cover which are simultaneously engageable by a portion of the vehicle. At least one of the first bearing surface and the second bearing surface is located on a resiliently deflectable portion of the wheel cover. At least one of the first bearing surface and the second bearing surface is also being sloped with respect to an axis along which the wheel cover is applied to the wheel to secure the wheel cover on the wheel assembly, so as to enable slidable engagement between the sloped bearing surface and the portion of the vehicle engaged by the sloped bearing surface. At least one retention surface separate from the sloped surface is engageable with a portion of the vehicle to retain the wheel cover on the wheel assembly. | 03-25-2010 |
| 301370280 |
Including access door | 3 |
| 20100038957 | VEHICLE WHEEL WITH ROCK GUARD - A wheel assembly for a vehicle includes a wheel having a first rim half and a second rim half secured together to form an annular outer rim for receiving a tire. The rim halves have aligned central openings and aligned apertures for receiving fasteners for mounting a wheel hub on the wheel. In one embodiment, at least the central opening of one of the rim halves includes a plurality of spaced recesses around its periphery. A rock guard built into the wheel includes a plurality of rock guard formations each forming a shield which fills at least a major portion of any space between a respective recess and the wheel hub to block at least some debris from passing through the wheel while allowing airflow through the wheel. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20140346844 | WHEEL COVER - A commercial vehicle wheel cover including a frame having a locking door, at least two hinge points, at least two spring attachments, and at least two retaining features. The frame has a front side and a back side, with the at least two hinge points arranged integrally and circumferentially on the back side of the frame. The at least two spring attachments are rotatably connected to the at least two hinge points. The at least two retaining features are located adjacent to said at least two hinge points in the radial direction, and the at least two spring attachments are secured in the at least two retaining features. One of the at least two hinge points is located on the locking door. The locking door is used to install the final spring attachment on the drop center or hub of a wheel. | 11-27-2014 |
| 20160096398 | Wheel of a Motor Vehicle with a Spoke Area Cover - A wheel of a motor vehicle includes a hub portion, spokes extending radially outwards from the hub portion, a rim which is supported on the spokes, and a spoke area cover which is delimited by the rim. A respective cover is provided on both sides of the spokes, i.e. facing the interior side of the spokes and facing the exterior side of the spokes. The interior-side cover, which is annular when seen in a projection in the direction of the wheel rotational axis, is adhered to the edge of the hub portion and to an annular region of the rim and/or the interior side of the spokes. The exterior-side cover is designed in an annular manner either over its entire surface or when seen in a projection in the direction of the wheel rotational axis and can be interchangeably inserted into a groove in an annular rim region and/or in an annular region of the rim and the hub portion with an intermediately positioned seal element. | 04-07-2016 |
| 301370390 |
Cover having integral securing teeth | 3 |
| 20090179481 | Overmask Element For Vehicle Wheels - A overmask element suitable for being mounted on vehicle wheels comprises an outer surface suitable for facing towards the outside of the overmask and of the vehicle and an inner surface suitable for facing towards the wheel of the vehicle. Central fastening means and peripheral fastening means extend from the inner surface towards the wheel of the vehicle. The central fastening means are arranged along a first circumference of the overmask element at bolts of the wheel and the peripheral fastening means are arranged along a second circumference having a greater diameter than the first circumference. Both the central fastening means and the peripheral fastening means are shaped so as to make an exclusively snap-type mounting of the overmask element on elements of the wheel. | 07-16-2009 |
| 20130278043 | Automobile Wheel Rim Cover - An automobile wheel rim cover for fastening to a rim of a steel wheel having a plurality of mounting holes is disclosed having a plurality of through holes cut through opposing front and back walls of a cover body thereof corresponding to the mounting holes of the steel wheel, a plurality of upright flanges respectively protruded from the back wall of the cover body around the through holes, a plurality of beveled retaining devices protruded from an outer wall of each upright flange and insertable with the respective upright flanges through the mounting holes of the steel wheel for hooking on a back wall of the rim of the steel wheel. | 10-24-2013 |
| 20160375722 | CENTER CAP FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE WHEEL - A center cap is provided for a motor vehicle wheel. That center cap includes a disc-shaped body having a plurality of radially arrayed mounting projections for engaging in a plurality of cooperating slots in the wheel. Further, a motor vehicle wheel is provided. That motor vehicle wheel includes a body incorporating a wheel hub having a central opening defined within a boundary wall and a center cap received and held in the central opening. The center cap includes a plurality of radially arrayed mounting projections while the body includes a matching plurality of slots and tapering channels sized and shaped to receive the plurality of radially arrayed mounting projections. | 12-29-2016 |
| 301370410 |
Cover securing, wheel spoke engaging means | 3 |
| 20090072612 | Spoke wheel protector - A Spoke Seal Protector that comprises a visually pleasing outer shape with an internal cavity, where the internal cavity has a lower portion shaped complimentary to the industry standard wheel adjusters on the wheel spokes of either motorcycles, bicycles, or other motor conveyances using spoked wheels. The Spoke Seal Protector is adhered onto the spoke adjustor and the internal cavity encases the spoke adjuster. A common automotive or industry sealant is placed in the lower counterbored portion of the Spoke Seal Protector and “glues” the Spoke Seal Protector to the spoke adjuster nut and creates an environmental seal between the components. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090127920 | Vehicle Wheel - The degree of freedom in design is increased while maintaining strength by enabling a decorative member to be disposed without thinning a wheel main body. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20100133894 | Vehicle Wheel - The degree of freedom in design is increased while maintaining strength by enabling a decorative member to be disposed without thinning a wheel main body. | 06-03-2010 |
| 301370105 |
Cover on back side of wheel | 2 |
| 20150091367 | BRAKE DUST SEAL - A brake dust seal is configured to protect a wheel with a rim from brake dust coming from a brake proximate the wheel. The brake dust seal includes a solid panel covering a back of the wheel and connected to the wheel with a pliable seal that prevents the brake dust from getting to an outside of the rim. | 04-02-2015 |
| 20150137582 | WHEEL COVER ASSEMBLY - A wheel cover apparatus for covering the spokes of a bicycle, motorcycle, tricycle, unicycle, wheelchair, wagon, carriage or other terrain vehicles with a first substantially spherical base having a first outer surface and a first inner surface. The first outer surface haves a plurality of ports affixed to the first outer surface. The second substantially spherical base has a second outer surface and a second inner surface. The second outer surface haves a plurality of ports affixed to the second outer surface. The first and second ports each include an inner tubular adjuster positioned to couple the inner surface of said first substantially spherical base to an inner surface of said second substantially spherical base at a predetermined length. | 05-21-2015 |
| 301370350 |
Wheel body or rim having integral securing bump | 1 |
| 20100066156 | WHEEL FOR VEHICLE - The present disclosure relates to a wheel for a vehicle, in which burrs that are created in forming vent holes do not contact with the inner circumference of rim when disc is combined with rim, such that it is possible to prevent damage to the inside of rim due to burrs. Further, a hub cap is formed in the minimum size for covering only hub hole and separably combined with a cylindrical protrusion of disc, such that it is possible to reduce the manufacturing cost and the weight, and improve the fuel efficiency. Furthermore, a plurality of water discharge holes is formed along the joint of rim and disc, such that the water discharge holes make it possible to prevent water from collecting again at the joint of rim and disc after a process of removing water. | 03-18-2010 |
| 301370290 |
Wire-spoke wheel simulating wheel cover | 1 |
| 20130015698 | AERODYNAMIC WHEEL COVERS AND MOUNTING ASSEMBLIES - Aerodynamic wheel covers may include a hub assembly coupled with a hub of a large vehicle, such as a truck. A base assembly may be coupled to the hub assembly, and a disk assembly may be coupled with the base assembly such that removal and installation of the disk assembly may be accomplished without tools. | 01-17-2013 |
| 301370210 |
With anti-theft device for wheel cover | 1 |
| 20140077583 | LOCKING WHEEL RIM COVER - A locking wheel rim cover is described for attachment to the outer face of a spare wheel rim having a given diameter, an outer face and log openings. The cover includes a circular rim plate having a diameter substantial the same as the diameter of the wheel rim, an inner face and an outer face; a locking member extending inwardly from the inner face of the rim plate; a first attachment member extending inwardly from the inner face of the rim plate; and an attachment bracket mountable on the outer face of the wheel rim, the bracket including a locking member opening to receive the locking member, a second attachment member connectable with the first attachment member and inwardly extending adapters sized for insertion into the wheel lug openings. | 03-20-2014 |
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| 20090152936 | STEERING WHEEL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A steering wheel includes a rim that is rotatable around a steering shaft. The rim includes an armature; a first rim portion surrounding the armature; and a second rim portion, covering part of the surface of the first rim portion. A method of manufacturing a steering wheel includes providing an armature; injection molding a first rim portion such that the it surrounds the armature; injection molding a second rim portion; and attaching the first and second rim portions such that the second rim portion covers part of the surface of the first rim portion. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20100127559 | CHROME-PLATED HUBCAP AND A WHEEL ASSEMBLY FOR A VEHICLE - A hubcap configured for attachment to a wheel of a vehicle via a plurality of nutcaps that are removably attachable to a plurality of lugnuts of the vehicle includes a chrome-plated body and a standoff. The chrome-plated body defines an inner surface having a sidewall. The standoff is configured to distribute a force, arising during attachment of the plurality of nutcaps to the plurality of lugnuts, through the hubcap to the wheel of the vehicle. The standoff includes a proximal portion spaced apart from the sidewall and a distal portion including a hollow tubular member defining a bore. A wheel assembly configured for attachment to an axle of the vehicle includes the plurality of nutcaps, the wheel, the hubcap, and an insulator configured to protect the hubcap from heat and disposed within the hollow tubular member of the standoff. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20110084542 | Vehicle wheel assembly with component cover - A vehicle wheel assembly including a brake disc rotor assembly that defines an operating axis for a wheel and has a braking surface, a rotor head, an axially facing wheel mounting surface against which a wheel rim is placed, and a radially facing surface axially outward of the braking surface. A cover assembly with a wall conforms generally to the radially facing surface and is situated to block viewing of at least a part of the radially facing surface from an axial perspective. | 04-14-2011 |
| 20110095596 | SKATEBOARD WHEEL COVER - A wheel cover for a skate board is securable to a tubular bearing sleeve inserted in the central aperture of a skate board tire. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110101767 | Method of Covering a Wheel, such as on a Long Haul Tractor - Trailer, Truck, or Bus for Decoration, Streamlining, or Advertising Display, and a Flexible Wheel Cover Therefor - A method and apparatus ( | 05-05-2011 |
| 20120267943 | DEBRIS GUARD FOR A WHEEL ASSEMBLY - A wheel assembly with a debris guard is disclosed, the debris guard being configured to prevent hair and thread from winding around an axle and interfering with the operation of the wheel. The debris guard, which is mounted between the wheel and the robot chassis, comprises a spool and a plurality of tines. The spool is positioned between the wheel and chassis to collect debris that would otherwise wind around the axle. In the preferred embodiment, the tines are arrayed in proximity to a gap between the debris guard and the hub in order to inhibit debris from migrating to the axle exposed between the guard and wheel. The debris guard is intended for a wide variety of wheeled devices. | 10-25-2012 |
| 20130127234 | VEHICLE WHEEL, RUNNING WHEEL, VEHICLE AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING AND DISASSEMBLING VEHICLE WHEEL - A vehicle wheel, which is divided in an axial direction of a tire into two pieces which are an in-side half wheel and an out-side half wheel that are connected to each other and fixed to an axle hub, includes wheel coupling bolts joining a mating surface of the in-side half wheel and a mating surface of the out-side half wheel together, and hub bolts joining the out-side half wheel and the axle hub together. The wheel coupling bolts and the hub bolts are respectively screwed into nuts from the out-side half wheel side. | 05-23-2013 |
| 20130221731 | WHEEL FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - The invention relates to a wheel for a motor vehicle, comprising a wheel body ( | 08-29-2013 |
| 20140191564 | RIM, AIRLESS TIRE AND HUBCAP DESIGNS CONFIGURED TO DIRECTIONALLY CONVEY AIR AND METHODS FOR THEIR USE - The present turbine fan rim, turbine fan airless tire and turbine fan hubcap designs are configured to remove air from under the underside of a moving vehicle when rotated in a particular direction, typically in a forward direction. This air movement can create a vacuum below the vehicle, which can create a down force on the vehicle increasing traction between the vehicle's tires and the road surface and lowering the vehicle's center of gravity. This downward force and partial vacuum can thus increase as the rotational velocity of the tires increases, providing greater traction at higher speeds. An additional benefit to these wheel, airless tire, and hubcap designs is the cooling effect that would be created by the flowing air on brake parts that are located near wheels of nearly all vehicles. | 07-10-2014 |
| 20150069822 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A PASSIVE VEHICLE WHEEL SHUTTER SYSTEM - A method and system for a vehicle wheel are provided. The vehicle wheel includes a circular hub, a concentric rim circumscribing the hub, a plurality of circumferentially spaced-apart spokes extending radially between the hub and rim, each pair of adjacent spokes having an opening therebetween extending at least partially between the rim and hub, and a shutter assembly coupled to the wheel, the shutter assembly including at least one shutter coupled to a closure mechanism that includes a biasing mechanism configured to bias the at least one shutter toward a first relatively open position when the wheel is rotated at less than a predetermined speed. | 03-12-2015 |
| 20160046145 | IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO VEHICLE WHEELS - An insert for a vehicle wheel having a plurality of spokes which define, in part, an outwardly-facing wheel surface, and further define between adjacent ones of the spokes, a cavity for receiving the insert, in use, the insert comprising: an outer profile of complementary shape to the cavity and arranged to fit securely within the cavity, in use; and a flow redirecting surface which is aerodynamically shaped so as to reduce drag on an adjacent spoke of the wheel, in use. | 02-18-2016 |
| 20160152069 | VEHICLE WHEEL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A VEHICLE WHEEL | 06-02-2016 |
| 20220134802 | Insert Element For A Vehicle Wheel And Vehicle Wheel With At Least One Such Insert Element - An insert element for a vehicle wheel comprises several supporting bodies for supporting the insert element on supporting surfaces of the vehicle wheel. The supporting bodies have a supporting shoulder, which can be brought to bear against a supporting surface of the vehicle wheel, and a fastening extension with an axial hollow channel and with at least one outwardly protruding locking projection, arranged at an axial distance from the supporting shoulder, for engaging behind an installation opening reaching through the supporting surface of the vehicle wheel. The supporting bodies are designed as elastomer components which are elastically deformable in the radial and axial direction and sit with their hollow channel on a supporting core. The supporting cores bear a radially protruding retaining flange and are held on the rear side on the insert element. | 05-05-2022 |
