Patent ID: 6059375
Filing Date: 2000-05-09
Classification: B60B

Abstract:
A wheel cover or wheel ring including a surface adapted to cover a portion of a vehicle wheel rim comprising a universal mount adapted to mount said wheel cover or wheel ring on vehicle wheels of differing configurations, comprising:a) a plurality of spaced apart clips mounted about an inside periphery of said wheel cover or wheel ring;b) each of the clips including:i) a housing permanently mounted on said wheel cover or wheel ring and including a pair of spaced apart vertical internal chambers each containing a resilient member;ii) a threaded screw threaded to a nut mounted between the pair of vertical internal chambers;iii) a movable clip member having a proximal end, a distal end and a vertical wall connecting the proximal end and distal end, the distal end having a pair of feet each engaging an end of the resilient member, the proximal end being arcuate in shape to engage a peripheral surface of a wheel; andiv) means for compressing the resilient members while mounting each clip to the vehicle wheel rim.