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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 10, 2023
Applicant:
Wheel Pros, Llc, Greenwood Village, CO (US);
Inventors:
Tom Van Ryn, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Ronald Baugh, Irvine, CA (US);
Steven Kern, Irvine, CA (US);
Yuri Ranum, Irvine, CA (US);
Assignee:
Wheel Pros, LLC, Greenwood Village, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60B 7/16 (2006.01); B60B 7/04 (2006.01); B60B 7/06 (2006.01); B60B 7/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60B 7/16 (2013.01); B60B 7/04 (2013.01); B60B 7/065 (2013.01); B60B 7/10 (2013.01); B60B 2360/32 (2013.01); B60B 2900/1216 (2013.01); B60B 2900/325 (2013.01);
Abstract
An adapter assembly that allows a wheel cover to be attached to a wheel has an insert, a plug, a key and a wrench. The insert attaches through a hole in the wheel cover and has prongs that lock behind a cap lip of the wheel. The plug is screwed into the insert via the wrench, and plug threads push out on the prongs, securing them behind the cap lip. The key is inserted into a locking space between the outer surface of the plug and the inner surface of the insert.