Patents by Inventor John Matthew McKenzie

John Matthew McKenzie 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).

  • Vehicle wheel trim ring assembly
    Patent number: 4094550
    Abstract: A wheel trim ring assembly for a motor vehicle including a retaining ring having retaining fingers circularly disposed at the axially inner edge of the retaining ring for engaging a generally radially facing flange of the wheel. The axially and radially outer edge of the retaining ring is terminated in a reinforced edge or bead residing in the plane of the outer edge and formed from a single thickness of the material. The outer annular edge of the trim ring is rolled and clinched over the reinforced edge of the retaining ring and is provided with a plurality of circumferentially disposed indentations to grippingly engage the axially inner side of the reinforced edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 1975
    Date of Patent: June 13, 1978
    Assignee: International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation
    Inventors: Desmond J. Toal, John Matthew McKenzie, Franklin Delano Hemby