Patent ID: 7448695

Claim:
A vehicle wheel cover retention system comprising: a wheel formed from a suitable material and including a wheel rim and a wheel disc, the wheel rim including an inboard tire bead seat retaining flange, an inboard tire bead seat, a generally axially extending well, an outboard tire bead seat, and an outboard tire bead seat retaining flange, the wheel disc including a generally centrally located wheel mounting portion and an outer annular portion which defines an outboard face of the wheel, the wheel mounting portion provided with a centrally located pilot aperture and a plurality of lug bolt receiving holes circumferentially spaced around the pilot aperture, the outboard face having a retention groove formed therein, the retention groove located in the outboard face in a surface thereof defined radially outward relative to the well and radially inward relative to the outboard tire bead seat retaining flange; and a wheel cover formed from a suitable material and including an outer portion having a tab formed thereon and an outer annular extension formed directly adjacent the tab and extending radially outwardly relative to the tab proximate the outboard tire bead seat retaining flange of the wheel; wherein the tab is received in the retention groove to secure the wheel cover to the wheel.