Patent ID: 7374248
Filing Date: 2008-05-20
Classification: B60B

Abstract:
1. A rim covering device to inhibit contact between a rim and a tire cleaning spray, said device comprising: a cover being positionable over the rim to inhibit the tire cleaning spray from being sprayed on the rim; an absorbent band being coupled to said cover, said absorbent band absorbing the tire cleaning spray that is over sprayed onto said cover; a handle being coupled to said cover opposite said forward edge, said handle being gripped to facilitate maneuvering of said cover over the rim a plurality of tabs, each of said tabs being integrally coupled to said cover adjacent a forward edge of said cover, each of said tabs being insertable between a lip of the rim and the tire to selectively secure said cover to the rim; and a plurality of magnetic couplers, each of said magnetic couplers being coupled to an interior face of said cover, each of said magnetic couplers being magnetically coupled to the rim to facilitate securing of said cover to the rim, each of said magnetic couplers being positioned in a spaced relationship from said forward edge of said cover, each of said magnetic couplers including an arm being hingedly coupled to said interior face of said cover, a distal end of said arm opposite said interior face of said cover being extendable beyond and through a plane of said forward edge of said cover.