Fastening arrangement for decorative wheel rings

Claim 1

Fastening means for fastening a decorative wheel ring on the axially outer face of a vehicle wheel having an annular axial wheel flange, said fastening means comprising axial flange means on said ring adapted to lie radially inwardly of the axial wheel flange when the ring is applied to the wheel, means defining a plurality of clip-receiving recesses on said flange means around said ring, each of said recesses being defined by end wall means at the axially outer end of each recess and axially extending wall means extending axially inwardly from said end wall means, each recess being open at its axially inner end, said axially extending wall means comprising circumferentially spaced side wall means on said flange means and top wall means extending between said side wall means in radially spaced relation to said flange means, means defining an opening in said axially extending wall means adjacent said end wall means, and a spring clip disposed within each of said recesses, each clip comprising an interlocking portion disposed in said opening for axially interlocking the clip in its recess and a spring leg protruding from the open axially inner end of its recess for engaging the annular axial wheel flange.