Patent ID: 7731299

Claim:
A system for attachment to a vehicle wheel having a flat tire attached thereto, said system comprising: a first semi-cylindrical shell having a first planar end surface; a second semi-cylindrical shell having a second planar end surface; at least one connector for connecting said first planar end surface to said wheel; and wherein said at least one connector comprises a plurality of lug adaptors, each lug adaptor having a body portion with a first threaded joint which screws onto a threaded joint on said wheel, and a head portion having a female joint; a means for securing said first planar end surface of said first semi-cylindrical shell to said second planar end surface of said second semi-cylindrical shell; wherein said means releasably connects to said female joint; wherein said first semi-cylindrical shell and said second semi-cylindrical shell are secured together so as to form a cylindrical shell having a cylindrical wall which covers a first tread surface of said flat tire.