Device for attaching a wheel liner to a wheel having a hub cover
US5676430A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 3, 1996 |
| Grant date | Oct 14, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 3, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60B7/00
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The present invention discloses a device for attaching a wheel liner to a wheel having a hub. In both preferred embodiments, a spring clip is attached to a hub. The spring clip then has a biased finger which can engage a hub cover fictionally and hold it in place. However, this biased finger also allows the hub cover to be easily removed. In the first preferred embodiment, the spring clip is attached either at a screw on the hub, under a ring attached to the screws on the hub, or attached to the screws under a ring on the hub. The second embodiment attaches to a lip of the hub.
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