Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Chrome-plated hubcap and a wheel assembly for a vehicle
- Patent Title (中): 镀铬轮毂盖和车轮组件
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Application No.: US12324167Application Date: 2008-11-26
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Publication No.: US07862127B2Publication Date: 2011-01-04
- Inventor: Michael H. Racicot , Patricia A. Jones
- Applicant: Michael H. Racicot , Patricia A. Jones
- Applicant Address: US MI Detroit
- Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations, Inc.
- Current Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Detroit
- Agency: Quinn Law Group, PLLC
- Main IPC: B60B7/14
- IPC: B60B7/14 ; B60B27/00

Abstract:
A hubcap configured for attachment to a wheel of a vehicle via a plurality of nutcaps that are removably attachable to a plurality of lugnuts of the vehicle includes a chrome-plated body and a standoff. The chrome-plated body defines an inner surface having a sidewall. The standoff is configured to distribute a force, arising during attachment of the plurality of nutcaps to the plurality of lugnuts, through the hubcap to the wheel of the vehicle. The standoff includes a proximal portion spaced apart from the sidewall and a distal portion including a hollow tubular member defining a bore. A wheel assembly configured for attachment to an axle of the vehicle includes the plurality of nutcaps, the wheel, the hubcap, and an insulator configured to protect the hubcap from heat and disposed within the hollow tubular member of the standoff.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100127559A1 CHROME-PLATED HUBCAP AND A WHEEL ASSEMBLY FOR A VEHICLE Public/Granted day:2010-05-27
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