Patent ID: 6672680
Filing Date: 2004-01-06
Classification: B60B

Abstract:
A cover for an axle hub of a wheel, said axle hub having a distal end having a plurality of longitudinal ribs, said ribs having radially outwardly directed surfaces defining a cylinder having a first diameter, said longitudinal ribs having centers with a given spacing between adjacent ones thereof, said cover comprisinga tubular cover body having an open end, a covered end, and an inner cylindrical surface having a given inner second diameter larger than said first diameter, an annular strap having an outer surface and an inner surface, said strap sized for fitting around said first diameter of said axle, a plurality of retainer prongs on said strap, said retainer prongs spaced on said strap a distance from one another equal to a discrete multiple of said given spacing between adjacent ribs, each of said plurality of retainer prongs having a compressible arm projecting radially outward of said outer surface of said strap, said arms having outer ends, said outer ends of said arms defining a circle having a third diameter a little greater than said second diameter of said inner surface of said tubular body for retaining said tubular body thereon while said strap is fitted on said axle hub of said wheel with each of said retainer prongs fitted over one of said longitudinal ribs of said distal end of said axle hub.