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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2003
Applicant:
Philip O. Gerard, Ada, MI (US);
Inventor:
Philip O. Gerard, Ada, MI (US);
Assignee:
Lacks Enterprises, Inc., Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60B007/04 ; B60B007/12 ; B60B027/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A wheel center cap for a vehicle wheel includes a substantially planar body portion, and a plurality of flexibly resilient fingers extending substantially orthogonal to the body portion and adapted to be received within a central aperture of a wheel. Each finger includes a pair of sidewalls and an integrally formed outer wall, wherein the outer wall includes a centrally-located portion defining a first radius of curvature, and rounded abutment portions located proximate the sidewalls and having a second radius of curvature that is less than the first radius of curvature.