US 11,850,887 B2
Manually-rotatable hubcap
Jamsheed Reshad, Newburgh, IN (US); and Timothy D. Stacy, Mt. Vernon, IN (US)
Assigned to ATI, Inc., Mt. Vernon, IN (US)
Filed by ATI, Inc., Mt. Vernon, IN (US)
Filed on Oct. 2, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/590,598.
Prior Publication US 2021/0101406 A1, Apr. 8, 2021
Int. Cl. B60B 7/00 (2006.01)
CPC B60B 7/0013 (2013.01) 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A manually-rotatable hubcap configured for an apparatus comprising a wheel and an axle, wherein the wheel is configured to rotate with respect to the axle and the wheel has a wheel inner surface substantially parallel to the axle, the hubcap comprising:
a hubcap body having a lubrication filling port and a sealing surface facing the wheel inner surface;
a retention structure configured to retain the hubcap body on the wheel such that the hubcap is rotatable independent of rotation of the wheel and axle; and
a seal positioned directly between the sealing surface and the wheel inner surface such that the seal contacts the sealing surface and the wheel inner surfaces.