Patent ID: 8201894

Claim:
A vehicle wheel assembly, comprising: a vehicle wheel having an outer surface; a wheel cladding having an outer surface, an inner surface facing the outer surface of the wheel, and at least one aperture extending between the outer surface of the wheel cladding and the inner surface of the wheel cladding; and a trim insert assembly, comprising: a first member that abuts the outer surface of the wheel cladding, and including at least one first portion of a coupler; and a second member that includes an outer surface having an aesthetic outer appearance, and at least one second portion of a coupler, wherein the first portion of the coupler and the second portion of the coupler are coupled with one another, thereby securing the trim insert within the aperture of the wheel cladding; and wherein the first member includes at least one second tab, the second member includes at least one securing member movable between a first position, wherein the at least one securing member does not abut the wheel, and a second position, wherein the at least one securing member is affixed to the wheel, and wherein the at least one second tab abuts the at least one securing member and moves the at least one securing member from the first position to the second position as the first member and the second member are coupled to one another.