Patent ID: 6048068
Filing Date: 2000-04-11
Classification: B60B

Abstract:
A combination comprising:a vehicle wheel havinga wheel hub with a plurality of mounting studs extending from the hub;a wheel rim having an outer rim edge and a central disk mounted on the hub by a plurality of mounting holes engaged over the studs;and a plurality of wheel nuts holding the central disk on the hub;and a marker for providing visual indication of rotation of the wheel;the marker consisting solely of an elongate flat strip of plastics material having a hole at one end engaged over a single one of said mounting studs of the vehicle wheel;the strip having a portion thereof at the other end which is formed of a readily visible material;the strip being formed of a sufficiently rigid material such that it extends from the single one of said mounting studs to the outer rim edge of the wheel, where it remains in contact with the rim edge;and the strip having a length such that the portion is visible just beyond the outer rim edge of the wheel.