Patent ID: 11890895
Assignee: 1LSS, INC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 11:
12. An apparatus comprising:
a wheel; and
a protector for the wheel including:
a first segment of synthetic material having an arcuate distal edge of a first radius, the distal edge forming a lip to engage a distal edge of the wheel, the first segment having at least two spoke adjacent edges and an extension extending from the lip beyond the distal edge of the wheel and forming a protrusion, the protrusion dimensioned to form a pinch point when the segment is installed and a tire installed on the wheel is compressed; and
a second segment of synthetic material having an arcuate distal edge of the first radius, the distal edge forming a lip to engage the distal edge of the wheel, the second segment having at least two spoke adjacent edges and an extension extending from the lip beyond the distal edge of the wheel and forming a protrusion that forms a pinch point when the segment is installed, and the tire is compressed;
wherein, collectively, the arcuate distal edge of the first segment and second segments covers at least one spoke and at least one interspoke section at the distal edge of the wheel during use.