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8162406 Multi-piece vehicle wheel cover retention system and method for producing same  
A method for producing a multi-piece vehicle wheel retention system comprises the steps of: (a) providing a wheel having a wheel disc defining and axis and an outboard facing wheel surface; (b)...
8147003 Wheel ornamentation for use with a vehicle wheel  
A wheel ornamentation that can fit vehicle wheels having different offset dimensions. According to one embodiment, the wheel ornamentation is a two-piece wheel cover that includes center and outer...
8052223 Multi-piece vehicle wheel cover retention system and method for producing same  
A multi-piece vehicle wheel retention system includes a wheel disc, a first wheel cover and a second wheel cover. The first wheel cover is secured to the wheel disc and includes a generally...
8047616 Vehicle wheel cover retention system and method for producing same  
This invention relates to a vehicle wheel cover retention system for securing a wheel cover to a vehicle wheel. According to one embodiment, the vehicle wheel cover retention system is for a...
7891744 Vehicle wheel cover retention system and method for producing same  
A method for producing a vehicle wheel comprises the steps of: (a) providing a wheel including an outboard face; (b) providing a wheel cover including an inner surface; (c) providing an external...
RE42140 Vehicle wheel cover retention system and method for producing same  
An improved vehicle wheel cover retention system and method for producing the same includes a wheel disc and a wheel cover secured thereto. The wheel disc defines an outboard facing wheel surface...
7784185 Foam wheel cladding process  
A process for attaching a wheel cover to a wheel in which a wheel cover and wheel are placed together and a foamable adhesive is injected into the gap defined between the wheel cover and wheel....
7767046 Vehicle wheel construction process  
An improved process for permanently attaching an overlay to a wheel disc, wherein the overlay is aligned and spaced apart from the wheel disc. A mold is created by a combination of the overlay,...
7758131 Vehicle wheel cover retention system and method for producing same  
This invention relates to a vehicle wheel cover retention system for securing a wheel cover to a vehicle wheel. According to one embodiment, the vehicle wheel cover retention system is for a...
7494192 Vehicle wheel rim flange and overlay assembly  
A vehicle wheel and overlay assembly having an overlay that extends radially outward to cover substantially the entire outboard surface of the wheel, without wrapping around the periphery of the...
7448695 Vehicle wheel cover retention system and method for producing same  
A vehicle wheel cover retention system for securing a wheel cover to a vehicle wheel. In one embodiment, the vehicle wheel cover retention system comprises a wheel formed from a suitable material...
7416260 Vehicle wheel cover retention system and method for producing same  
The vehicle wheel cover retention system comprises a wheel formed from a suitable material and including a first hub hole provided therein. The first hub hole has a retention member formed in a...
7204562 Wheel clad assembly  
A composite wheel that includes a wheel having an outer surface, a plurality of exposed apertures formed in a circular pattern in a central hub region of the wheel, and a centrally-located hub...
7168768 Rubber coated wheel  
A vehicle wheel includes a central hub region and a rim coaxial with the central hub region. The rim is configured to receive a motor vehicle tire and includes an exposed annular surface visible...
7066557 Wheel and overlay assembly  
A wheel and overlay assembly employing an overlay configured to more fully control the aesthetic appearance of the assembly. The wheel and overlay assembly employs an overlay that more completely...
7025426 Sound dampening adhesive patterns for vehicle wheel assemblies  
Wheel assemblies that include decorative wheel covers which are bonded to wheels by sound dampening adhesive patterns that include primary adhesive patterns that are sufficient to secure the wheel...
7025844 Vehicle wheel construction process  
An improved process for permanently attaching an overlay to a wheel disc, wherein the overlay is aligned and spaced apart from the wheel disc. A mold is created by a combination of the overlay,...
6998001 Vehicle wheel assembly and related method therefor  
An apparatus and method for constructing a wheel assembly by adhesively bonding a wheel cover to a wheel using a bead of foamed-in-place adhesive. As the wheel and wheel cover are assembled...
6991299 Vehicle wheel assembly and cladding therefore  
A wheel cladding assembly includes a wheel having a disk and a rim complementary to the disk, wherein the disk and the rim include and outer surface, and wherein the rim includes an outer edge...
6955405 Inserts for vehicle wheel assemblies  
Inserts that are configured to be placed in gaps provide between wheel covers and underlying wheel of wheel assemblies. The inserts are made from materials that are suitable rigid and strong so as...
6932435 Adhesive patterns for vehicle wheel assemblies  
Adhesive patterns are applied to one of an outboard side of a wheel and an inner surface of a decorative wheel cover and used to bond the decorative wheel cover to the wheel with a spaced...
6779852 Composite wheel assembly and method for producing same  
A composite wheel assembly includes a wheel having a trim ring, a cladding, and a hubcap attached to the wheel. The wheel includes a disc and a rim flange circumscribing the disc with the disc and...
6758532 Automobile spider wheel having a stainless steel face layer and a process for manufacturing the wheel  
An automobile spider wheel is made of aluminum alloys and has an outer face layer made of stainless steel. A process for manufacturing the automobile spider wheel includes working the stainless...
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Chromium-plated composite wheel  
A composite vehicle wheel having a disk, a rim circumscribing the disk, and an ornamental metal-plated plastic overlay attached to the outboard surface of the disk. The overlay has a pair of...
6752469 Composite wheel assembly  
A composite wheel assembly includes a wheel having an outboard surface and a wheel ornamentation disposed over the outboard surface. The wheel ornamentation has a plurality of vent openings and a...
6609763 Vehicle wheel cover retention system and method for producing same  
An improved vehicle wheel cover retention system and method for producing the same includes a disc, a first wheel cover and a second wheel cover. The disc defines an outboard facing wheel surface...
6554371 Vehicle wheel cover retention system  
A vehicle wheel cover retention system wherein the outboard tire bead seat retaining flange of the associated wheel includes a unique construction for securing a wheel cover to the wheel. In...
6481804 Light alloy rim with a front covering element in stainless steel and its production method  
Tim invention concerns a light alloy rim Im car wheels, consisting of a hub with a center hole and an external border or ring, which ends in a boundary edge. The rim is furnished with a covering...
6460938 Light-weight vehicle wheel  
A vehicle wheel includes a one-piece backbone wheel cast from a light-weight metal. The backbone wheel includes a generally cylindrical wheel rim adapted to carry a vehicle tire, and a wheel disc...
6270167 Vehicle wheel cover retention system and method for producing same  
An improved vehicle wheel cover retention system and method for producing the same includes a wheel disc and a wheel cover secured thereto. The wheel disc defines an outboard facing wheel surface...
6209204 Method for securing a wheel applique to a wheel  
A wheel applique is secured to a wheel using a method that changes the dimensions of one or both elements during an abutment phase of the method. The method includes the heating of the wheel so...
6200411 Method of attaching a decorative facing to an automotive wheel  
A method is provided for applying a decorative exterior facing to a standard vehicle rim. The method allows an exterior facing to be applied to a standard rim using a bonding material and without...
5921634 Wheel applique and lock  
A wheel assembly (10) includes a vehicle wheel (12) and an ornamental applique (14) which may be chrome plated, painted, etc. The applique (14) includes an extension flange (54) which extends over...
5845973 Method for compensating for tolerance variations between an overlay and wheel assembly  
An apparatus and method for assembling to an automotive wheel an overlay composed of a solid plastic panel member that is directly attached to the surface of the wheel. In one aspect, an...
5842750 Composite styled wheel and method and apparatus for making the same  
A composite styled wheel has a rigid wheel backbone with a plastic overlay on an outboard face thereof. The wheel backbone is positioned in a lower mold to define a mold cavity therebetween, and an...
5820225 Vehicle wheel assembly and method of making same  
A wheel assembly (10) includes an applique (40) of sheet material adhered to a molded insert member (50) of structural rigidity. The insert member (50) is molded to change the depth and contour of...
5636906 Chromium-plated composite wheel  
A composite vehicle wheel having a disk, a rim circumscribing the disk, and an ornamental metal-plated plastic overlay attached to the outboard surface of the disk. The overlay has a pair of...
5630654 Heat-resistant overlay for an automotive steel wheel  
A method for providing a decorative surface on a standard steel wheel, without requiring the use of the wheel in the production of the decorative surface. The decorative surface of this invention...
RE35497 Decorative simulated wheel cover retention system  
A decorative wheel cover apparatus is disclosed for relatively inexpensively simulating the appearance of a more expensive custom wheel. A wheel cover member, having a contoured body and circular...
5590935 In-line skate wheel cover  
A protective cover for a wheel of an in-line skate is characterized by a circular discoid element having an outer diameter corresponding with the outer diameter of a sidewall surface of the wheel...
5483907 Low friction gauge wheel rim liner  
A rim liner member attached to and covering the face of a gauge wheel rim adjacent a soil penetrating disk. The liner member has an exterior surface having a high lubricity which minimizes the...
5458401 Vehicle wheel applique system  
A metal applique is configured to conform to the shape of the outer face of a stock vehicle wheel. The face of the applique is finished with a selected surface treatment such as chrome plate,...
5368370 Vehicle wheel construction  
A composite vehicular wheel assembly (10) has a permanent ornamental surface treatment. The wheel assembly (10) includes an annular rim (12) having two rim flanges (14). A spider (20) is fixed...
5143426 Vehicle wheel construction  
A method of manufacturing components such as vehicle wheels which include a polystyrene base molded in the general configuration of the ornamental face and a plastic coating molded to the base and...
5131727 Aerodynamic wheel cover  
An aerodynamic wheel cover which includes a two sided circular cover, having an outer edge and an inner edge, and a central aperture. The wheel cover may be affixed by any number of adhesives...
5128085 Method of making a composite styled wheel  
A composite style wheel, and method and apparatus for making the same, including a metal wheel mounting disc and a rim secured thereto adapted to receive a tire thereon, and a composite plastic...
5098272 Apparatus for molding composite metal-elastomer wheels  
Apparatus for molding a composite metal-elastomer styled wheel in which a middle mold part includes a metal wheel disc and rim subassembly. A base mold part seats against the outboard face of the...
5031966 Wheel cover  
A combination steel and aluminum wheel comprises a roll-formed steel rim, a stamped steel spider, a cast aluminum element disposed in spaced relation to the axially outer face of the wheel, and a...
5002163 Friction wheel brake  
A friction braking mechanism for a merchandise cart or the like for holding objects includes a frame for supporting the container, and a plurality of wheels rotatably supported on the frame. The...
4976497 Vehicle wheel construction  
A composite styled wheel, and method and apparatus for making the same, including a metal wheel mounting disc and a rim secured thereto adapted to receive a tire thereon, and a composite plastic...
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