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 recess comprising an end wall means at the axially outer end thereof, a pair of circumferentially spaced side wall means extending axially inwardly of said end wall means and a top wall means bridging said pair of side wall means in radially spaced relation to said axial flange means and in axially spaced relation to said end wall means to provide a free space between said end wall means and said top wall means, a ramp within each recess inclining inwardly of the recess in the axially outward direction, an outwardly extending shoulder at the axially outer end of said ramp, and a spring clip disposed within each recess and adapted to engage the annular axial wheel flange, each clip comprising an interlocking portion lodged behind said shoulder and extending from behind said shoulder to bear against said end wall means and form a bead lodging within said free space, each said clip also including a section extending From said bead and axially embracing said top wall means.