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Automobile wheel protector

US4792191A · kind A · utility

42Cited by
4References
11Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateJun 15, 1987
Grant dateDec 20, 1988
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 15, 2007

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB05B12/30
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A disk is cut from thin sheet material such as cardstock or plastic. The disc includes a radial cut from the center to the periphery thereof. A plurality of short radial slits is cut in the periphery spaced apart from the radial cut, and a plurality of tabs for engaging any of the slits is cut in the periphery and spaced apart from the radial cut in the opposite circumferential direction. Engaging a tab with a slit forms a cone and the spacings therebetween are selected to form cone diameters to match automobile wheel diameters. Finger holes are provided around the apex of a formed cone to permit holding the cone over a wheel while cleaning a tire on the wheel.

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