US 12,077,016 B2
Twist and lock mounting system for vehicle wheel cover
John G. Polka, Green Oaks, IL (US)
Assigned to REALWHEELS CORPORATION, Zion, IL (US)
Filed by REALWHEELS CORPORATION, Gurnee, IL (US)
Filed on Aug. 6, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/395,948.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/062,873, filed on Aug. 7, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0041009 A1, Feb. 10, 2022
Int. Cl. B60B 7/06 (2006.01); B60B 7/00 (2006.01); B60B 7/08 (2006.01)
CPC B60B 7/068 (2013.01) [B60B 7/0013 (2013.01); B60B 7/08 (2013.01); B60B 2360/102 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A wheel cover assembly for a vehicle truck wheel, the wheel cover assembly comprising:
a plate system adapted to accommodate a convex cover and to mount on a wheel hub along existing wheel bolts, wherein the plate system comprises
a base plate affixed to a hub of the vehicle on which a wheel is also mounted;
an upstanding bracket affixed to the base plate;
a top plate spring mounted to the bracket and positioned to engage the convex cover; and
a locking pin carried on the bracket and engaging the wheel cover when fully assembled to prevent its reverse rotation and loosening from the bracket;
the convex cover adapted to slideably engage with the plate system, the convex cover having a generally planar fastening plate and an integrated skirt that tapers to an edge of the wheel; and
a plurality of pins integrated with the plate system configured to receive the convex cover, the plurality of pins extending between the bracket and the top plate.