Patent ID: 7354113

Claim:
A vehicle hubcap rotation device for attachment to a vehicle wheel, comprising: a connector assembly for attaching said hubcap rotation device to said vehicle wheel; a static piece rotatably attached to the connector assembly, which remains constant in orientation as said vehicle wheel rotates; a sun gear rigidly attached to said connector assembly, with said sun gear configured for rotation corresponding to the rotation of the vehicle wheel; one or more planetary gears mounted for interaction with said sun gear; a ring gear rigidly coupled to a rotatable hubcap, with said ring gear positioned around said sun gear, and configured for engagement with said one or more planetary gears; in which said hubcap is driven by said gears to rotate at a speed of rotation which is determined by the gear ratios of said gears, with said speed of rotation which can be different than the speed of rotation of the vehicle wheel to which it is attached.