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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 1988
Filed:
Dec. 23, 1985
Heinrich J Hempelmann, Livonia, MI (US);
NI Industries, Inc., Novi, MI (US);
Abstract
A wheel trim retention system is disclosed herein which incorporates an anti-rotation clip which is adapted to be secured to the peripheral portion of a wheel trim and to cooperatingly engage portions of a vehicle wheel so as to prevent relative rotation between the wheel trim and the vehicle wheel. The anti-rotation clip comprises first and second portions each of which are adapted to engage and be compressed between generally opposed surfaces of the vehicle wheel whereby the force of engagement of one of these surfaces with the vehicle wheel is increased by the action of the engagement of the other of these surfaces within an opposed portion of the vehicle wheel. The first of these portions includes circumferentially spaced radially outwardly turned end portions which are adapted to engage a radially inwardly facing surface of the vehicle wheel so as to inhibit relative rotation between the trim member and wheel.