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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:
Jul. 13, 1999
Filed:
Apr. 30, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Ted E Eikhoff, Grosse Pointe, MI (US);
Assignee:
McKechnie Vehicle Components (USA), Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
301 3743 ; 301 3736 ;
Abstract
A wheel assembly (10) includes a vehicle wheel (12) and an ornamental applique (14) which may be chrome plated, painted, etc. The applique (14) includes an extension flange (54) which extends over the peripheral rim edge (19) of the rim flange (18). Further, the applique (14) is locked to the rim flange (18) by a shoulder (64) coacting with the rim flange (18).