Asymmetric stationary wheel cover
US7503630B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 13, 2005 |
| Grant date | Mar 17, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 25, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60B7/20
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A wheel cover system comprising a first bearing element mountable to a vehicle's wheel or rim, and a second bearing element rotatable on the first element supportive of a wheel cover assembly that, when mounted to the vehicle, is non-symmetrical in appearance about a first vertical plane extending through the axis of rotation and containing the gravitational direction. The wheel cover itself is also non-symmetrical in shape and/or mass about a second plane extending through the pivot axis of the wheel cover and coincident with the first plane. Balance is provided by weights to the wheel cover on opposite sides of the second plane at differing radial distances from the center of rotation. The weights may differ in mass. In a currently preferred embodiment, the asymmetrical shape of a wheel cover is in the form of an indicium such as a number, alphabetic letter, abstract symbol, or combinations thereof.
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