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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 1990
Filed:
Jan. 19, 1988
Heinrich J Hempelmann, Livonia, MI (US);
Ni Industries, Inc., Novi, MI (US);
Abstract
A wheel trim assembly including a plurality of radial extending spoke members is characterized by a plate integrally formed from a polymeric material and includes an arrangement disposed between the plate and vehicle wheel for inhibiting rotation of a lock nut centrally of the plate the nut adapted to releasably engage a threaded spindle from the vehicle wheel to retain the plate thereto, and a spoke retention arrangement for captivating the inward radial ends of a first and second plurality of spoke members, respectively, on a first and second axial layer. The center retention contemplates a separate lock collar being insertably, nonrotatably captivated within a central plate opening and the integral arrangement for inhibiting rotation of the lock nut rotatably disposed therewithin.