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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2006
Applicant:
Joseph Wolf, Canton, MI (US);
Inventor:
Joseph Wolf, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc., Northville, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60B 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A vehicle wheel cover retention system for securing a wheel cover to a vehicle wheel. In one embodiment, the vehicle wheel cover retention system comprises a wheel formed from a suitable material and including an outboard face having a retention groove formed therein near an outboard flange thereof; and a wheel cover formed from a suitable material and including an outer portion having a tab formed thereon and an outer annular extension extending radially outwardly relative to the tab toward the outboard flange of the wheel; wherein the tab is received in the retention groove to secure the wheel cover to the wheel.