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Hub cap assembly

Assignee: Chicago Rawhide Manufacturing Co Inc
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Filing: 1965-10-15
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Granted: 1967-04-25
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Expires: 1985-10-15
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Robert O Isenbarger

Bibliographic Details

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Last Synchronized 2026-11-06 14:55
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16C; F16C33/00; F16C33/72; F16C33/723; B; B60; B60B; B60B27/00; B60B27/001; B60B27/0073; B60B27/02; B60B35/00; B60B35/02; B60B35/025; B60B37/00; B60B37/10; B60B7/00; B60B7/0013; B60B7/002; B60B7/06; B60B7/061; B60B7/066; B60B7/14; B60B2310/00; B60B2310/30; B60B2310/318; B60B2360/00; B60B2360/30; B60B2360/32; B60B2380/00; B60B2380/10; B60B2380/14; B60B2900/00; B60B2900/20; B60B2900/212; B60B2900/50; B60B2900/541; B60Y; B60Y2200/00; B60Y2200/10; B60Y2200/14; B60Y2200/147; B60Y2200/20; B60Y2200/22; B60Y2200/221; F16C2326/00; F16C2326/01; F16C2326/02; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S277/00; Y10S277/928

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 131 words
A FILLER PLUG ADAPTED FOR USE IN HUB ASSEMBLIES AND THE LIKE, SAID FILLER PLUG COMPRISING AN ANNULAR BODY PORTION HAVING AN OUTWARDLY FLARING MOUNTING PORTION ADAPTED FOR PRESS-IN CONSTRICTIVE FLUIDTIGHT ENGAGEMENT WITH AN OPENING IN A HUB CAP, SAID BODY PORTION FURTHER INCLUDING A DISK-LIKE FACE PORTION HAVING AN INTEGRAL HORN-SHAPED VENT PORTION EXTENDING REARWARDLY WITHIN SAID MOUNTING PORTION, SAID HORN-SHAPED VENT PORTION HAVING A NARROW SLIT AT THE INTERSECTION WITH SAID DISK PORTION EXTENDING THROUGH SAID FACE PORTION TO FORM A NORMALLY CLOSED VALVE, A DIAPHRAGM COVERING SAID HORNSHAPED VENT PORTION, SAID DIAPHRAGM BEING CARRIED BY SAID MOUNTING PORTION AND HAVING A SERIES OF PERFORATIONS ADJACENT THE MARGINAL EDGES THEREOF TO PERMIT INDIRECT COMMUNICATION WITH SAID HORN-SHAPED VENT PORTION THROUGH SAID DIAPHRAGM WHILE PREVENTING DIRECT CONTACT OF LUBRICANT THEREWITH.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 131 words
A FILLER PLUG ADAPTED FOR USE IN HUB ASSEMBLIES AND THE LIKE, SAID FILLER PLUG COMPRISING AN ANNULAR BODY PORTION HAVING AN OUTWARDLY FLARING MOUNTING PORTION ADAPTED FOR PRESS-IN CONSTRICTIVE FLUIDTIGHT ENGAGEMENT WITH AN OPENING IN A HUB CAP, SAID BODY PORTION FURTHER INCLUDING A DISK-LIKE FACE PORTION HAVING AN INTEGRAL HORN-SHAPED VENT PORTION EXTENDING REARWARDLY WITHIN SAID MOUNTING PORTION, SAID HORN-SHAPED VENT PORTION HAVING A NARROW SLIT AT THE INTERSECTION WITH SAID DISK PORTION EXTENDING THROUGH SAID FACE PORTION TO FORM A NORMALLY CLOSED VALVE, A DIAPHRAGM COVERING SAID HORNSHAPED VENT PORTION, SAID DIAPHRAGM BEING CARRIED BY SAID MOUNTING PORTION AND HAVING A SERIES OF PERFORATIONS ADJACENT THE MARGINAL EDGES THEREOF TO PERMIT INDIRECT COMMUNICATION WITH SAID HORN-SHAPED VENT PORTION THROUGH SAID DIAPHRAGM WHILE PREVENTING DIRECT CONTACT OF LUBRICANT THEREWITH.

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