Patent ID: 9561687
Date: 2017-02-07
CPC Classifications: B60B,Y02T,Y10T

Claim:
1. A wheel cover for covering a wheel of a vehicle, the vehicle having a hub surrounded by a plurality of parallel spaced studs, each of the studs having a longitudinal axis and there being a fixed distance between adjacent ones of the longitudinal axes, the wheel having a web with a plurality of holes therein for receiving the studs and a lug nut threaded on each of the parallel spaced studs to retain the wheel to the hub, the cover comprising: a first retainer member being a separate piece and curved and having a planar portion for contacting at least two of the parallel spaced studs, the planar portion having a first mounting member attached to the first retainer member; a second retainer member being a separate piece and curved and having a planar portion for contacting at least two of the parallel spaced studs, the planar portion having a second mounting member attached to the second retainer member, the second retainer member being positioned across from the first retainer member when in contact with the at least two parallel studs, the first retainer member being a separate piece from the second retainer member; a first connecting member for contacting the first mounting member; and a second connecting member for contacting the second mounting member; wherein when the cover is positioned for installation over the wheel and the first connecting member is in contact with the first mounting member and the second connecting member is in contact with the second mounting member, the cover is held in position mounted to the wheel substantially covering the wheel.