Patent ID: 7452037

Claim:
A vehicle wheel with mating wheel cover comprising: a) an alloy wheel having a centrally located hub, a rim, and a plurality of integral spokes attached to the hub on a first end, with the spokes attached to the rim on a second end and with the rim configured to retain a tire thereupon, b) each integral spoke having at least one slot through an outer surface of the spoke, with the at least one slot configured to receive attachments, c) a molded wheel cover embracing the wheel with the cover shaped to replicate the alloy wheel, intimately embracing the top surface of the spokes, d) a plurality of mushroom head studs integrally formed with the wheel cover with the mushroom head studs positioned to penetrate the at least one slot in each spoke for attaching the wheel cover to the alloy wheel, and e) wherein said wheel cover having a spoke offset width for engaging the spoke sides permitting the wheel cover to be installed by contiguously engaging one side of each spoke and when minutely rotated the length of the slots allowing the studs to snap in and engage opposed edges of the at least one slot in each spoke.