Abstract: The present invention relates to a wheel cover in use for motor vehicles. The wheel cover includes a circular main body, a plurality of holding claws extending from a rear surface of the main body, and a resilient ring to be mounted on the holding claws so as to urge radially outwardly the holding claws. On the rear surface of the main body at positions between the neighboring holding claws are arranged support members each having a groove for receiving the resilient ring. The groove is defined by a bottom surface and a pair of protrusions aligning along the radial direction of the main body. The radial movment of the ring mounted on the holding claws can be regulated by the pair of protrusions so that the expansion of the ring is restricted, resulting in that the holding claws is prevented from expanding radially outwardly, and the ring is prevented from disengaging from the holding claws.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a wheel cover in use for motor vehicles. The wheel cover includes a circular main body, a plurality of holding claws extending from a rear surface of the main body, and a resilient ring to be mounted on the holding claws so as to urge radially outwardly the holding claws. On the rear surface of the main body at positions between the neighboring holding claws are arranged support members each having a groove for receiving the resilient ring. The groove is defined by a bottom surface and a pair of protrusions aligning along the radial direction of the main body. The radial movement of the ring mounted on the holding claws can be regulated by the pair of protrusions so that the expansion of the ring is restricted, resulting in that the holding claws is prevented from expanding radially outwardly, and the ring is prevented from disengaging from the holding claws.

Abstract: A wheel cap mounting apparatus for mounting a wheel cap on a disk wheel includes a retainer to be fixedly mounted on the disk wheel, and a bolt for holding the wheel cap to the retainer. The retainer includes a body portion having a throughhole and a nut embedded in the body portion by molding. The threaded hole in the nut aligns with the throughhole in the body portion. A small-diametered insert section is connected to the body portion and adapted to be inserted into an opening formed in the disk wheel. The small-diametered insert section has a hole formed therethrough, which is in alignment with the throughhole formed in the body portion. The retainer further has claws formed integrally with the small-diametered insert section such that the claws project radially outwardly from the small-diametered insert section.

Abstract: A wheel cover mounting which comprises a wheel cover having its back face formed with a plurality of receptacles positioned adjacent the periphery thereof, and a resilient retaining member for each receptacle inserted at one end thereof into the respective receptacle in a direction axially of the wheel. The other end of the resilient retaining member protrudes outwards from the receptacle and is adapted to be press-fitted into a space which is defined between a lateral wall of a wheel disc lying generally axially of the wheel and a lateral wall of a wheel rim lying generally axially of the wheel for detachably fitting the wheel cover to the wheel. The resilient retaining member is constituted by a metallic leaf spring and the outwardly protruding end has a pair of upturned spring catches extending in the opposite directions away from each other so as to represent a generally W-shaped configuration.