Patent ID: 9370966
Filing Date: 2016-06-21
CPC Classification: B60B,B60Y

Claim Text:
1. A wheel-rim protector comprising: a flexible elongate body having first and second ends, a lateral extent of the elongate body defining a rim-protection portion seatable on a rim edge of a wheel rim and a tail portion which extends laterally away from the rim-protection portion seatable on a circumferential outer surface of the wheel rim, and a connector which positively engages the first and second ends of the elongate body, the connector including a toothed tongue element and a toothed engagement element on a radially outer surface of the tail portion at or adjacent to at least one of the first and second ends, the teeth of the tongue element and the toothed-engagement element being interengagable to prevent or limit unintentional longitudinal separation of the first and second ends, the connector further including an anti-lift element on or adjacent to the toothed-engagement element which prevents or limits unintentional lift off of the tongue element when seated on the toothed-engagement element.