Patents by Inventor Lawrence R. Sounart

Lawrence R. Sounart 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).

  • Lug nut retention for wheel cover
    Patent number: 5181767
    Abstract: A retention arrangement for a vehicular wheel cover utilizes protruding ends of the vehicle's lug studs which are received in open-bottomed wells formed in a wheel cover. Retainer nuts engage the protruding lug studs in the wells to secure the wheel cover to the wheel. Each well includes a plurality of protrusions which cooperate with the retainer nut to capture the retainer nut in the well, even when the wheel cover is not secured to the vehicular wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 1991
    Date of Patent: January 26, 1993
    Assignee: Thompson International, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard D. Hudgins, Lawrence R. Sounart, Alan G. Storck