GB2405844A - Wheel rim protection device - Google Patents

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GB2405844A
GB2405844A GB0402862A GB0402862A GB2405844A GB 2405844 A GB2405844 A GB 2405844A GB 0402862 A GB0402862 A GB 0402862A GB 0402862 A GB0402862 A GB 0402862A GB 2405844 A GB2405844 A GB 2405844A
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Terence Albert Saunders
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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
    • B60B7/01—Rings specially adapted for covering only the wheel rim or the tyre sidewall, e.g. removable tyre sidewall trim rings

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Abstract

An annular protective device which can be fitted to the rim of a road wheel of a vehicle to protect the rim from abrasion, eg caused by contact with a curb. The device is fitted over the wheel rim with the tyre in a deflated condition. A flange on the device is inserted between the tyre and the wheel rim and, when the tyre is inflated, the device is held in place by the pressure exerted by the tyre on the device and the rim. The device may be formed from plastic by injection moulding but other materials may be used.

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DESCR1PTION
THE SAUNDERS ALLOY WHEEL RIM PROTECTOR
This invention is primarily concerned with the protection of the alloy road wheels of a motor car.
Alloy wheels are a very expensive item to purchase, but are unfortunately, prone to damage, especially when parking.
The aim of the invention is not to try to protect the wheels from any high speed collisions, but from the irritating scratches, scuffs, and dents that can happen mostly, for example, whilst parking.
Fig. 1. Side elevation, showing a section through the Protector in position over the outside a section of an alloy wheel rim.
Fig.2. Front elevation, showing the Protector in relation to the outside diameter of an alloy wheel.
This product, although mainly for the car industry, could in fact be used in other fields, where protection for a spinning wheel is needed. It would be manufactured in injected moulded plastic, or other materials as is necessary.
As in fig. I the Protector is self attached to the rim of a wheel by means of it's design, which allows the inside lip to be trapped between the tyre and the wheel, leaving the outside section for protection. To attach the product,this is achieved by deflating the tyre, then stretching, or heating the Protector, whichever is easiest, over the outside rim of the wheel, thus trapping the product between tyre and wheel, preventing the Protector coming off at high speed. After fitting, the tyre is then reinflated and balanced. 2.

Claims (4)

  1. CLAIM
    I A protective component, mainly for the car industry, Hat can be fitted at anytime to the wheels of a motorcar. This item would help prevent light accidental damage to the wheels, i.e. scuffs and scratches.
  2. 2 The Alloy Wheel Protector would be manufactured in the shape of a preformed hoop, made of plastic, or any other materials relevant to the application. It is self attached, by means of its design to the outside rim of a wheel.
  3. 3 The Alloy Wheel Protector would be formed to suit the various diameters of wheels.
  4. 4 It can be coloured normal silver, or colour coded to suit.
GB0402862A 2003-09-09 2004-02-10 Wheel rim protection device Withdrawn GB2405844A (en)

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GB0321021A GB0321021D0 (en) 2003-09-09 2003-09-09 The saunders alloy rim protector

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Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2433057A (en) * 2005-12-06 2007-06-13 Leo Nithas Frank Fynn Protector for an alloy wheel
GB2456258A (en) * 2007-05-23 2009-07-15 Christopher Leonard Rathbone Rim protector
US8770670B2 (en) 2008-09-29 2014-07-08 Rimpro-Tec Holdings Limited Vehicle wheel protection device

Citations (7)

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EP0449188A1 (en) * 1990-03-27 1991-10-02 Continental Aktiengesellschaft Vehicle wheel, wheel rim and protective trim
US5071684A (en) * 1989-11-20 1991-12-10 Gewecke Danny E Trim attachment for vehicle wheels
DE4432132A1 (en) * 1994-09-09 1996-03-14 Bbs Kraftfahrzeugtechnik Motor vehicle wheel with an annular device
US5967212A (en) * 1998-05-21 1999-10-19 Hameed; Hafeez Wheel rim protector
JP2001180204A (en) * 1999-12-24 2001-07-03 Studio Muun:Kk Protection and accessory ring for wheel
WO2003106194A1 (en) * 2002-06-14 2003-12-24 Metcalfe, Richard, Alan Trim for a wheel rim
GB2393940A (en) * 2002-10-07 2004-04-14 Malcolm Young Vehicle wheel rim flange protector

Patent Citations (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5071684A (en) * 1989-11-20 1991-12-10 Gewecke Danny E Trim attachment for vehicle wheels
EP0449188A1 (en) * 1990-03-27 1991-10-02 Continental Aktiengesellschaft Vehicle wheel, wheel rim and protective trim
DE4432132A1 (en) * 1994-09-09 1996-03-14 Bbs Kraftfahrzeugtechnik Motor vehicle wheel with an annular device
US5967212A (en) * 1998-05-21 1999-10-19 Hameed; Hafeez Wheel rim protector
JP2001180204A (en) * 1999-12-24 2001-07-03 Studio Muun:Kk Protection and accessory ring for wheel
WO2003106194A1 (en) * 2002-06-14 2003-12-24 Metcalfe, Richard, Alan Trim for a wheel rim
GB2393940A (en) * 2002-10-07 2004-04-14 Malcolm Young Vehicle wheel rim flange protector

Cited By (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2433057A (en) * 2005-12-06 2007-06-13 Leo Nithas Frank Fynn Protector for an alloy wheel
GB2456258A (en) * 2007-05-23 2009-07-15 Christopher Leonard Rathbone Rim protector
GB2456258B (en) * 2007-05-23 2009-12-09 Christopher Leonard Rathbone Rim protector
US8807664B2 (en) 2007-05-23 2014-08-19 Christopher Leonard Rathbone Rim protector
US8770670B2 (en) 2008-09-29 2014-07-08 Rimpro-Tec Holdings Limited Vehicle wheel protection device

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