GB2327647A - Static display device for wheel - Google Patents

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GB2327647A
GB2327647A GB9715862A GB9715862A GB2327647A GB 2327647 A GB2327647 A GB 2327647A GB 9715862 A GB9715862 A GB 9715862A GB 9715862 A GB9715862 A GB 9715862A GB 2327647 A GB2327647 A GB 2327647A
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60B—VEHICLE WHEELS; CASTORS; AXLES FOR WHEELS OR CASTORS; INCREASING WHEEL ADHESION
    • B60B7/00—Wheel cover discs, rings, or the like, for ornamenting, protecting, venting, or obscuring, wholly or in part, the wheel body, rim, hub, or tyre sidewall, e.g. wheel cover discs, wheel cover discs with cooling fins
    • B60B7/20—Wheel cover discs, rings, or the like, for ornamenting, protecting, venting, or obscuring, wholly or in part, the wheel body, rim, hub, or tyre sidewall, e.g. wheel cover discs, wheel cover discs with cooling fins having an element mounted for rotation independently of wheel rotation
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
    • G09F21/00—Mobile visual advertising
    • G09F21/04—Mobile visual advertising by land vehicles
    • G09F21/045—Mobile visual advertising by land vehicles supported by the wheels

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Abstract

A device for displaying a non-rotating logo on a vehicle wheel comprises a weighted disc having a bush for running freely on a spindle in a housing. The housing may be mounted in the centre of a vehicle wheel, for example in a hub cap, by spring clips . A logo on the disc will retain its correct orientation regardless of whether the wheel is rotating or not.

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"STATIC WHEEL LOGO" PICTURE (FOR EXAMPLE ONLY) THE LOGO IN THE CENTRE OF A BMW'S ALLOY WHEEL. THE LOGO APPROXIMATELY 50 MM IN DIAMETER, ROTATES WHEN EVER THE WHEEL ROTATES. THE IDEA OF THE "STATIC WHEEL LOGO" IS THAT AS THE WHEEL ROTATES THE LOGO REMAINS HORIZONTAL AND STATIC, THUS THE LOGO ON ALL FOUR WHEELS REMAIN THE RIGHT WAY UP AND SO ENHANCES THE LOOKS OF THE (MORE PRESTIGE) CAR.
THE BASIC DESIGN OF THE "STATIC WHEEL LOGO" WILL BE THE SAME FOR ANY MAKE OF CAR (BAR SIZE AND ACTUAL LOGO) USING ALLOY WHEELS WITH A CENTRE LOGO. ALSO THE "STATIC WHEEL LOGO" COULD BE INCORPORATED IN TO THE HUBCAPS OF CARS USING STEEL WHEELS.
THE MAIN AIM IS THAT THE LOGOS REMAIN IN A HORIZONTAL POSITION WHEN THE CAR IS AT A STANDSTILL, BUT THE LOGO COULD ALSO STAY HORIZONTAL AT SPEEDS, YET UNKNOWN UNTIL A PROTOTYPE IS MADE.
CLARKS STATIC WHEEL LOGO - DESCRIPTION SPINDLE AND BUSH - FIG 1 AND 2.
TO BE MADE OF SUITABLE MATERIALS SO THAT THE FREE RUNNING OF THE BUSH ON THE SPINDLE IS NOT AFFECTED BY HEAT AND CLIMATE CHANGES AND IS TO BE MADE OF A SELF LUBRICATING MATERIAL.
THE WEIGHT - FIG 1 AND 2 TO BE MADE OF SUITABLE MATERIAL SO AS TO BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO REMAIN AT THE BOTTOM OF THE UNIT EVEN WHEN THE UNIT IS BEING ROTATED AT RELATIVELY HIGH R.P.M. BUT AT THE SAME TIME NOT OVERLY HEAVY AS TO CREATE MUCH FRICTION AND THUS DRAG ON THE SPINDLE AND BUSH.
STATIC LOGO - FIG 2 TO BE MADE OF LIGHTWEIGHT MATERIAL STRONG ENOUGH TO RECEIVE LOGO MATERIAL AND STRONG ENOUGH TO RESIST SHOCKS ASSOCIATED WITH A WHEEL ON THE ROAD.
HOUSING - FIG 2 TO BE MADE OF SUITABLE MATERIAL RELATIVELY SHOCKPROOF AND ROBUST BUT NOT TOO BULKY. EXPANSION AND CONTRACTION MUST BE MINIMAL EVEN WHEN SUBJECTED TO HEAT CHANGES THAT MAY OCCUR ON A WHEEL, ESPECIALLY A FRONT WHEEL. MUST ALSO BE ABLE TO WITHSTAND CHANGES IN WEATHER AND CLIMATE HOME AND ABROAD.
LIMITING NIB - FIG 2 PROBABLY OF THE SAME MATERIAL AS THE THE BUSH, MAY IN CONSTRUCTION BE BUILT AS PART OR ALL OF THE FIXING METHOD OF THE BUSH TO THE LOGO PLATE. THE NIB IS TO KEEP THE FACE OF THE LOGO OFF THE INSIDE FACE OF THE FACIA SO AS TO LIMIT DAMAGE OF LOGO AND LIMIT FRICTION.
FACIA - FIG 2 TO BE MADE OF SUBSTANTIALLY STRONG AND CLEAR MATERIAL ABLE TO WITH STAND KNOCKS E.G. STONE CHIPS AND TO BE SCRATCH RESISTANT.
FACIA TO BE GLUED TO HOUSING THUS MAKING A SEALED, SELF CONTAINED, NON MAINTAINABLE AND SELF LUBRICATING UNIT.
RETAINING SPRING CLIPS - FIG 3 TO BE OF QUITE ROBUST DESIGN. MUST BE MADE SO THAT ONCE THE UNIT HAS BEEN FITTED INTO THE CENTRE OF THE WHEEL FROM THE OUTSIDE THE UNIT CAN ONLY BE RELEASED FROM THE INSIDE OF THE WHEEL. THIS MAY MINIMALISE ACCIDENTAL LOSS AND OR THEFT.

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CLARKS STATIC WHEEL LOGO - CLAIMS
1. A STATIC WHEEL LOGO CAN BE FITTED SECURELY INTO ANY CAR WHEEL CENTRE WHEN MADE TO THAT (CARS AND MODEL ) WHEELS SPECIFIC SIZE OF APERTURE.
2. A STATIC WHEEL LOGO AS CLAIMED IN CLAIM 1 WILL CONTAIN A LOGO THAT WILL REST IN A HORIZONTAL POSITION WHEN THE WHEEL TO WHICH SAID STATIC WHEEL LOGO IS FITTED IS STATIONARY.
3. A STATIC WHEEL LOGO AS CLAIMED IN CLAIMS 1 AND 2 WILL CONTAIN A LOGO AS CLAIMED IN CLAIM 2 THAT WILL REMAIN IN A HORIZONTAL POSITION WHILST THE WHEEL TO WHICH SAID STATIC WHEEL LOGO IS FITTED IS ROTATING AT AN R.P.M. EQUIVALENT TO A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 30 M.P.H.
4. A STATIC WHEEL LOGO SUBSTANTIALLY AS HEREIN DESCRIBED AND ILLUSTRATED IN THE ACCOMPANYING DRAWINGS.
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Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2337233A (en) * 1998-05-07 1999-11-17 Daniel John Butler Vehicle wheel cover
GB2358617A (en) * 2001-03-29 2001-08-01 John Kennedy Mcmillan Wheel emblem
CN101973185A (en) * 2010-10-28 2011-02-16 詹宝国 Hub and hub decorative cover with vehicle sign pattern

Citations (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB281602A (en) * 1926-12-06 1928-02-23 Edgar Herfurth & Co A device for providing advertisement display surfaces on vehicles
GB293934A (en) * 1927-05-06 1928-07-19 Irwin Lionel Kalatzky Improvements in or relating to hub caps for motor vehicle wheels
GB854336A (en) * 1958-06-18 1960-11-16 Bernard Thomas Johnson Embellishment for motor vehicle hub covers and the like
GB2176044A (en) * 1985-05-30 1986-12-10 Zcol Limited Self-orientating display device
US4678239A (en) * 1984-09-27 1987-07-07 Yutaka Matsushita Free wheel cap
GB2195806A (en) * 1986-09-25 1988-04-13 Andrew Gilderdale Constant display unit
WO1995011137A1 (en) * 1993-10-23 1995-04-27 Mark Charles Hutchison Cover assembly for a vehicle wheel

Patent Citations (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB281602A (en) * 1926-12-06 1928-02-23 Edgar Herfurth & Co A device for providing advertisement display surfaces on vehicles
GB293934A (en) * 1927-05-06 1928-07-19 Irwin Lionel Kalatzky Improvements in or relating to hub caps for motor vehicle wheels
GB854336A (en) * 1958-06-18 1960-11-16 Bernard Thomas Johnson Embellishment for motor vehicle hub covers and the like
US4678239A (en) * 1984-09-27 1987-07-07 Yutaka Matsushita Free wheel cap
GB2176044A (en) * 1985-05-30 1986-12-10 Zcol Limited Self-orientating display device
GB2195806A (en) * 1986-09-25 1988-04-13 Andrew Gilderdale Constant display unit
WO1995011137A1 (en) * 1993-10-23 1995-04-27 Mark Charles Hutchison Cover assembly for a vehicle wheel

Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2337233A (en) * 1998-05-07 1999-11-17 Daniel John Butler Vehicle wheel cover
GB2358617A (en) * 2001-03-29 2001-08-01 John Kennedy Mcmillan Wheel emblem
CN101973185A (en) * 2010-10-28 2011-02-16 詹宝国 Hub and hub decorative cover with vehicle sign pattern

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