US3709519A — Protective wheel enclosure

Claim 1

Independent Claim 178 words

In a motor vehicle or trailer intended to be stored on jacks or blocks so that a selected wheel or wheel set is elevated from the supporting ground, the combination which includes a protective wheel enclosure comprising: an enclosure having a bottom and a continuous sidewall integrally carried at a selected edge to the edge of the sidewall from its end carried by said bottom constituting an open mouth to insertably receive said wheel set into the internal chamber of said enclosure; closure means for holding said sidewall opposite edge in a gathered arrangement about the axle of said wheel set so as to provide a sealing relationship between the internal chamber of said enclosure and its external environment; means carried by said enclosure within said internal chamber for attaining a controlled environment therein; said last mentioned means including a desiccant held in a confined pouch; said continuous sidewall including means for releasably mounting said pouch within said internal chamber; and access means operably carried by said sidewall permitting access to said pouch from exteriorly of said enclosure.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 178 words

In a motor vehicle or trailer intended to be stored on jacks or blocks so that a selected wheel or wheel set is elevated from the supporting ground, the combination which includes a protective wheel enclosure comprising: an enclosure having a bottom and a continuous sidewall integrally carried at a selected edge to the edge of the sidewall from its end carried by said bottom constituting an open mouth to insertably receive said wheel set into the internal chamber of said enclosure; closure means for holding said sidewall opposite edge in a gathered arrangement about the axle of said wheel set so as to provide a sealing relationship between the internal chamber of said enclosure and its external environment; means carried by said enclosure within said internal chamber for attaining a controlled environment therein; said last mentioned means including a desiccant held in a confined pouch; said continuous sidewall including means for releasably mounting said pouch within said internal chamber; and access means operably carried by said sidewall permitting access to said pouch from exteriorly of said enclosure.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 45 words

The invention as defined in claim 1 wherein said closure means includes a cushion material directly engageable with said wheel set axle and a locking device contractably carried about said cushion material for releasably holding said closure means about the gathered edge of said enclosure

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 156 words

A protective enclosure for a wheel of a vehicle or trailer being stored comprising: a bag-like container insertably receiving said wheel into an internal chamber via an opening at a selected end thereof; said selected end of said container having a sufficient excess material portion to permit gathering thereof about the axle; closure means releasably engageable with said gathered material portion to secure said container onto the axle; a desiccator carried within said internal chamber to control the environment thereof to the exclusion of the ambient environment; said container in cooperation with said closure means completely separates and encloses said wheel and its component parts from ambient conditions; said closure means including a clamp device having a pair of ''''C'''' sections coupled together by a loop on one section and a hook on the other section; and an over-center toggle mechanism operably connected to said loop for releasably securing said sections together about said gathered material.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 156 words

A protective enclosure for a wheel of a vehicle or trailer being stored comprising: a bag-like container insertably receiving said wheel into an internal chamber via an opening at a selected end thereof; said selected end of said container having a sufficient excess material portion to permit gathering thereof about the axle; closure means releasably engageable with said gathered material portion to secure said container onto the axle; a desiccator carried within said internal chamber to control the environment thereof to the exclusion of the ambient environment; said container in cooperation with said closure means completely separates and encloses said wheel and its component parts from ambient conditions; said closure means including a clamp device having a pair of ''''C'''' sections coupled together by a loop on one section and a hook on the other section; and an over-center toggle mechanism operably connected to said loop for releasably securing said sections together about said gathered material.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 35 words

The invention as defined in claim 3 wherein said closure means includes a cushion carried by each of said sections for conforming to the shape of said axle and said gathered material to effect sealing.

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	1976-01-09	1976-07-10	1977-01-09	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	1980-01-09	1980-07-10	1981-01-09	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	1984-01-09	1984-07-10	1985-01-09	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

Protective wheel enclosure

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