Patents by Inventor Dale J. Meyers

Dale J. Meyers has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 4012078
    Abstract: A plurality of axially extending resilient prongs on a wheel cover, the free ends of which extend through prong receiving holes in the mounting bolt circle area of a disk of a vehicle wheel. The prongs are bifurcated with a pair of spaced apart axially extending fingers with an integral diagonally and axially extending web therebetween which resiliently biases cam surfaces adjacent the free ends of the fingers. The cam surfaces engage the inner edge of the prong receiving holes to abut the free ends of the prongs with the mounting surface of a hub on which the disk is secured to firmly and tightly retain the wheel cover on the wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 1975
    Date of Patent: March 15, 1977
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventor: Dale J. Meyers