| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 301370103 | Temporary wheel shield | 8 |
| 20110193401 | RIM PROTECTOR - A rim protector having a main body, including a raised strip for guiding a tire iron. Also a rim protector having a main body, including an inclined channel for guiding a tire iron. | 08-11-2011 |
| 20120248853 | Apparatus for the Protection of a Wheel When Applying a Tire Dressing - An apparatus for the protection of a wheel of a vehicle when applying a dressing to a tire mounted on the wheel. The apparatus comprises a shield and a gripping portion. The shield is sized and configured to cover the wheel and to permit access to the tire when the shield is placed against a side surface of the wheel. The gripping portion permits the shield to be held against the wheel through the use of one hand of an operator while leaving the operator's second hand free to apply the tire dressing. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20160101647 | Fluid Shield Assembly - A fluid shield assembly for preventing a fluid applied to a tire from contacting a wheel includes the tire coupled to the wheel of a vehicle. A pair of shells is structured to form a closed ring. The shells may be positioned on the tire such that the shells surround the wheel. A rod is provided. The rod comprises a plurality of movable sections of the rod such that rod has a telescopically adjustable length. The rod is coupled between the shells such that the rod selectively adjusts a diameter of the shells to match a diameter of the wheel. Thus, the shells may prevent a fluid applied to the tire from contacting the wheel. | 04-14-2016 |
| 301370104 | With holding means | 5 |
| 20100096906 | Rim cover - The Rim Cover is a specially designed protective shield, specifically intended to protect valuable tire rims from the variety of chemicals typically used when detailing tires. The present invention can be manufactured of coated paperboard or heavy duty plastic material, or of any other suitable material. The Rim Cover can be produced in a variety of sizes appropriate for use with the various size rims available on the market and are a circular, convex unit. | 04-22-2010 |
| 20120043804 | WHEEL RIM GUARD - A wheel rim guard comprising a resilient circular disc having a gap extending from a central inner opening to a circumferential edge of said disc; said disc is shaped to form a body of frusto-conical or cylindrical shape. The wheel rim guard further includes a guide strap received through the disc. One end of the guide strap is fastened proximate to a first edge of the body, the other end of the guide strap is fastened to the body between the first edge and a second edge. The wheel rim guard further includes a hook assembly having at least one hook and a washer attached by a cord, wherein the hooks are received through the central inner opening of the disc and attached to the wheel rim such that tightening the cord on the fixing member secures the wheel rim guard to the wheel rim. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20130033093 | Expandable shield - An adjustable and expandable shield for a variety of uses and for the rim and the hub of a wheel, to protect them and keep them clean during the detailing process for the tires. Without this shield, the rims and hub which have already been cleaned during the general cleaning of the car become dirty when tire dressing is applied to the tires and would therefore need to be cleaned a second time to remove the tire dressing that sprayed onto the rim and hub. This device covers the rim and hub so that when tire dressing is applied, the rim and hub are shielded from the spray and will not get dirty. | 02-07-2013 |
| 20130200682 | POWER WASH AND OVERSPRAY WHEEL PROTECTOR - A power wash and overspray wheel protector is disclosed. According to one aspect, an overspray wheel protector is composed of a member having at least one hand hold opening and a plurality of indicia disposed on at least one surface of the member, where the plurality of indicia comprise a plurality of circular arcs that represent a plurality of radii for allowing a user to remove a first portion of the member such that the remainder of the member comprises a wheel protector having a first portion for protecting a wheel of a first radius and a second portion for protecting a wheel of a second radius. | 08-08-2013 |
| 20150336125 | Rim Detailing Tool - The present invention provides a tire rim detailing tool configured to removably adhere to an inner edge of a wheel to enclose a tire rim. In this way, the tire rim is protected from any cleaning supplies that may damage the tire rim during car detailing. The tire rim detailing tool includes a body portion that is preferably circular and includes a front side and a rear side. The rear side includes an absorbent pad that extends along an outer edge of the body portion. The absorbent pad is removably attached to an inner edge of a wheel via an adhesive to prevent any cleaning supplies from damaging the tire rim. The front side includes a handle that extends along a diameter of the body portion. Furthermore, the body portion is foldable along the diameter and a pair of chords that are equally spaced from and parallel to the diameter. | 11-26-2015 |
