Cover for a vehicle wheel lug nut and washer

Description

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a cover for a vehicle wheel lug nut and washer showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a side elevation view thereof, it being understood that the opposite side is a mirror image of that shown;

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along lines 3--3 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a greatly enlarged fragmentary cross-sectional view of the circled area 5 in FIG. 3 showing one of the clip retaining protrusions in greater detail;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a side elevation view of a cover for a vehicle wheel lug nut and washer showing a second embodiment of my new design it being understood that the opposite side is a mirror image of that shown;

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 8--8 in FIG. 9;

FIG. 9 is a bottom plan view of the embodiment of FIG. 7;

FIG. 10 is a greatly enlarged fragmentary cross-sectional view of the circled area 10 in FIG. 8 showing one of the clip retaining protrusions in greater detail; and,

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of the embodiment of FIG. 7.

The top of the second embodiment is understood to be the same as the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1 of the drawing.

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Patent History
Patent number: D350524
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 21, 1992
Date of Patent: Sep 13, 1994
Assignee: Aluminum Company of America (Pittsburgh, PA)
Inventor: Donald R. Bias (Columbia Station, OH)
Primary Examiner: James M. Gandy
Attorney: Gary P. Topolosky
Application Number: 0/706
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Element Or Attachment (D12/213)