Patent ID: 7093369

Claim:
A retaining device for a wheel alignment analyzer to be attached to a wheel of a motor vehicle, comprising: a) a retaining element having at least three retaining arms; b) respective clamping elements adjustable along respective ones of the retaining arms; c) an overlapping portion being provided at one end of the respective clamping elements, the overlapping portion being configured for overlapping an edge of a rim of a wheel, in use; d) the retaining element being attachable to an edge of a rim of a wheel by the clamping element, in use; e) the clamping elements includes a spacer; f) the overlapping portion being attached to the spacer and displaceable in the direction of an attached wheel, in use; g) the overlapping portion is spring-loaded and biased in the direction of the wheel, in use; and h) the overlapping portion is displaceable relative to the spacer, the overlapping portion being configured and adapted to fit dimensions of the edge of the rim.