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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2021
A2i, Inc., Holt, MI (US);
Adam Stevens, Haslett, MI (US);
Keith Ramthun, Montague, MI (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for attaching a center cap a wheel of a motor vehicle. A specialized lug nut may replace existing lug nuts to provide a threaded receiving area for a screw. The screw may be used to secure a cap in place. Some embodiments include an adapter to match a lug bolt pattern to a cap diameter size. In preferred embodiments, a lug nut is provided of specific designs, size and shape to be installable to act as a mechanism to secure a wheel to a vehicle and also act as a holder for the screw to retain the cap. The center cap may then slide onto the lug nuts (or extension that attach to the lug nuts) and then stay on by tightening a screw through the top of one or more lug nuts on each wheel.