Patent ID: 7014273

Claim:
A spoked spinner for an automotive wheel having a non-rotating cap comprising: a) an adapter plate for mounting onto the automotive wheel, b) a spinner bearing having an outer race and an inner race, wherein said spinner bearing outer race is retained within said adapter plate, c) a spinner shaft retained within said bearing inner race, d) a bladed spinner attached to said spinner shaft, said bladed spinner having an outer diameter essentially the same diameter as an adjacent inner surface of an automotive wheel rim, wherein said bladed spinner is free to rotate independently, relative to the automotive wheel which creates a visually perceived aberration that is caused by the different rotational speeds of the wheel and spinner, e) a cap bearing having an outer race and an inner race, wherein said cap bearing inner race is retained on said spinner shaft, and f) the non-rotating cap retained onto the cap bearing outer race, with the cap having a counter-weight on a bottom inner surface such that when the automotive wheel is rotating, the cap remains in a relatively fixed position without rotating as the counter-weight on the bottom surface essentially prevents the cap from rotating.