Patent ID: 8650732

Claim:
A protection member for a vehicle road wheel, comprising: a first planar surface spaced apart from a second planar surface, and a central aperture extending therethrough; a plurality of unequal length pins spaced about the aperture and extending in a direction away from the second surface, the plurality of pins configured and positioned to engage holes of said road wheel utilized for mounting the road wheel to an axle of the vehicle; and a plurality of spoke receiving features spaced about and extending from the second surface, the spoke receiving features having a complimentary configuration for substantially aligning with a complimentary configuration of spokes of the road wheel, wherein when the road wheel is disposed on the second surface the plurality of pins detachably couple the protection member to the road wheel, wherein each of the plurality of pins includes a retention feature positioned at a deformable portion of the pin, and an elongated slot in an end portion of the pin.