Patent ID: 6913322

Claim:
A wheel cover for mounting to a wheel of a vehicle, said wheel cover comprising: a wheel cover base having an outboard surface, an oppositely disposed inboard surface, and a plurality of elongated tubular extensions extending axially in a direction away from said inboard surface, each of said plurality of elongated tubular extensions having an apical end and an aperture therethrough; and means for locating and thermally isolating said wheel cover base with respect to said wheel, said means for locating and thermally isolating being mounted to each said apical end of said plurality of elongated tubular extensions; whereby a predetermined preload is established between the periphery of said wheel cover base and said wheel such that the periphery of said wheel cover base at all times maintains a surface to surface contact with said wheel, and further whereby said means for locating and thermally isolating is maintained a predetermined distance from said wheel such that each said apical end is thermally isolated from heat generated by a brake system of said vehicle which is conducted to lug nuts and lug nut studs of the vehicle when said wheel cover is assembled to said wheel of the vehicle.