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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:
Jan. 10, 1978
Filed:
Jan. 20, 1976
Applicant:
Inventor:
Merlyn Ralph Reppert, Torrance, CA (US);
Assignee:
W. R. Grace & Co., New York, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
3011 / ; 3011 / ; 301 / ; 301 / ; 301 / ; 285 ;
Abstract
An inexpensive relatively theft-proof hub cap for the center of a vehicle wheel made up of inner and outer caps joined together by a screw thread connection and locking means. Each cup is plastic and molded in one piece. One of various locking arrangements integral with the two cups, with no additionally loose pieces, holds the structure securely on opposite sides of a wheel, while permitting the cups to be readily assembled or disassembled by hand without tools.