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Wheel cover

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-08-06
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Granted: 1964-07-21
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Expires: 1982-08-06
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Lawrence C Guingrich

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 12:52
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60B; B60B7/00; B60B7/0006; B62; B62J; B62J6/00; B62J6/20

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim 210 words
IN COMBINATION, A GENERALLY CYLINDRICAL WHEEL HUB HAVING FLANGES ADJACENT OPPOSITE ENDS THEREOF; A CIRCULAR RIM; A PLURALITY OF SPOKES EXTENDING BETWEEN SAID FLANGES AND SAID RIM AND CONNECTING SAID RIM AND SAID HUB IN COAXIAL RELATION TO FORM A WHEEL; SAID SPOKES LYING IN OPPOSITELY FACING CONES HAVING THEIR APEXES AT SAID HUBS, A GENERALLY DISH-SHAPED DISC MOUNTED ON EACH SIDE OF SAID WHEEL, SAID DISH-SHAPED DISCS EACH HAVING AN INNER PORTION SUBSTANTIALLY PERPENDICULAR TO SAID WHEEL HUB AND IN ENGAGEMENT WITH A FLANGE OF SAID WHEEL HUB, SAID DISCS EACH HAVING AN OUTER MARGINAL PORTION BEARING AGAINST SAID SPOKES, SAID DISH-SHAPED DISCS EACH FURTHER HAVING A CONVEX PORTION BETWEEN SAID INNER AND OUTER PORTIONS WHICH EXTENDS OUTWARDLY OF A PLANE TANGENT TO SAID RIM AND SUBSTANTIALLY PERPENDICULAR TO SAID HUB TO PRESENT A READILY VISIBLE SURFACE, SAID CONVEX PORTIONS HAVING A REFLECTIVE MATERIAL THEREON SO THAT LIGHT IS REFLECTED FROM ANY DIRECTION, EACH OF SAID DISCS HAVING AN APERTURE RECEIVING A PORTION OF SAID HUB, AND EACH OF SAID DISCS BEING COMPRISED OF A PAIR OF IDENTICAL MEMBERS, SAID MEMBERS BEING FORMED WITH PORTIONS OF ONE OVERLAPPING AND MATING WITH PORTIONS OF ANOTHER; AND MEANS PASSING THROUGH SAID WHEEL AND HOLDING SAID DISCS IN POSITION ADJACENT SAID SPOKES.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

GB111428A Cited
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1967-07-21 1968-01-20 1968-07-21 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1971-07-21 1972-01-20 1972-07-21 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1975-07-21 1976-01-20 1976-07-21 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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