Ford Motor Company Limited

Charles F Hodge

Syed H Sarmast

Gerald F Herbert

Dennis Michael Sopko

A wheel and cover assembly for an automotive vehicle is provided which includes a resilient cushioning assembly positioned laterally intermediate a wheel covering disc and a vehicle road wheel. The cushioning assembly consists of a plurality of upstanding channels defined on the laterally inner face of the wheel cover disc into which is inserted a rubber cushioning member which includes a mounting portion for reliable retention by the channel and a ramp portion for effective engagement with the outer annular surface of the wheel.

Cushioned wheel and cover assembly

A wheel and cover assembly for an automotive vehicle is provided which includes a road wheel and a cover member aligned road wheel and provides a continuous cushioning member interposed laterally between the cover and the road wheel. The cushioning member is formed as the rubber band L-shaped in cross-section which cooperates with a plurality of circumferentially spaced standoff ribs formed on the laterally inner surface of the cover.

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Plymouth, MI, United States of America

Charles F Hodge