Illusionary wheel cover structure

Claim 2

An illusionary movement wheel cover for an automative vehicle, having in combination a translucent wheel cover for an automative vehicle, non-rotatable axle supported means carrying said wheel cover, said means comprising an axle extension, a plate member carried by said axle extension having radially disposed channels therein underlying said wheel cover, lamps respectfully recessed in said channels, a circuit including said lamps, switching means and a line to a power source, said circuit being arranged and constructed to sequentially turn on and turn off said lamps in a desired sequence, and said channels appearing through said cover giving the appearance of a rotatable movement of said wheel cover as said lamps are turned on and turned off.

Claim 3

The structure set forth in claim 1, wherein said axle extension includes a plate bearing which forms a non-rotatable interface, said plate member being carried by said bearing, a steady-rest member extending from said cover member to a body member of said vehicle, a switch carried within said vehicle determining the sequential arrangement of turning on and turning off said lamps, and a line connecting said switch to said power source.

Claim 4

The structure set forth in claim 1, wherein said radially disposed channels having a depth such that a lamp turned on in a channel will not light up an adjacent channel.

Claim 5

The structure set forth in claim 1, wherein said translucent wheel cover bears indicia thereon.

Claim 6

An illusionary movement wheel cover of an automative vehicle, having in combination a translucent wheel cover member, means carrying said wheel cover member being non-rotatably supported, means forming an extension of an axle of said vehicle supporting said last mentioned means, a plate member underlying said wheel cover having radially disposed channels therein, said channels increasing in depth in the direction of the periphery of said plate member, lamps being respectively recessed in said channels, a circuit including said lamps, switching means and a line to a power source included in said circuit, said switching means being particularly arranged and constructed to turn on and turn off said lamps in various sequential arrangements, and said channels in which lamps have been turned off appearing through said cover by contrast to adjacent lighted channels as if spokes of a wheel giving the appearance of rotatable movement as said lamps are sequentially turned on and turned off.

Claim 7

An illusionary movement wheel cover of an automative vehicle, having in combination a translucent wheel cover member, means carrying said wheel cover member being non-rotatably supported, means forming an extension of an axle of said vehicle supporting said last mentioned means, a plate member underlying said wheel cover having radially disposed channels therein, said channels increasing in depth in the direction of the periphery of said plate member, lamps being respectively recessed in said channels, a circuit including said lamps, switching means and a line to a power source included in said circuit, said switching means being particularly arranged and constructed to turn on and turn off said lamps in various sequential arrangements, and said channels in which lamps have been turned off appearing through said cover by contrast to adjacent lighted channels as if spokes of a wheel giving the appearance of rotatable movement as said lamps are sequentially turned on and turned off.