Automobile wheel shield
US4784440A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 11, 1988 |
| Grant date | Nov 15, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 11, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB05B12/30
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A wheel shield is disclosed for covering the wheel of an automobile so that the sidewall of the tire carried thereon can be sprayed with a protectant solution. The shield comprises a frusto-conical body having a circumferential rim on the large diameter open end therof and a knob on the small diameter closed end thereof. On the top of the cylindrical rim a retainer member is provided having an angularly inwardly and outwardly extending free end portion. On the body adjacent the cylindrical rim and opposite the free end portion a reinforcing box structure is provided. When the shield is placed over the outer flange of the wheel, a manual push applied on the front surface of the box structure forces the free end portion into the crevice formed between the rim portion of the wheel and the tire to thereby detachably hold the shield on the wheel.
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