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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 11, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2006
Charles A. Parker, Granger, IN (US);
Matthew D. Spray, South Bend, IN (US);
David D. Mcafee, Niles, MI (US);
Andrew S. Haynes, New Carlisle, IN (US);
Todd R. Auel, Granger, IN (US);
Steve Hodge, South Bend, IN (US);
Charles A. Parker, Granger, IN (US);
Matthew D. Spray, South Bend, IN (US);
David D. McAfee, Niles, MI (US);
Andrew S. Haynes, New Carlisle, IN (US);
Todd R. Auel, Granger, IN (US);
Steve Hodge, South Bend, IN (US);
Honeywell International Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Abstract
A method of mounting a hubcap on a wheel that involves providing a wheel having an annular hub surrounding an axis of rotation, the hub including a first periphery extending along the circumference of a circle surrounding the axis of rotation and a second periphery spaced from the circumference of the circle, providing a hubcap having a top wall and a cylindrical sidewall extending from the top wall, the cylindrical sidewall having an end edge spaced from the top wall and a circumferential flange projecting from the cylindrical side wall, the circumferential flange having a sidewall and an alignment tab projecting from the sidewall, aligning the hubcap alignment tab with the second periphery, placing the hubcap sidewall against the hub and the alignment tab over the second periphery, and clamping the hubcap to the wheel. Also a wheel () including a hubcap () and a clamp ().