Vehicle wheel with decorative attachments

摘要

A vehicle wheel includes a rim portion, a hub portion, a plurality of spokes and a plurality of decorative attachments. Each pair of adjacent spokes defines a window therebetween. The plurality of decorative attachments are secured to the wheel and each define a plurality of rearwardly extending boss portions. Each boss portion abuts the wheel. In certain applications, the boss portions may be received within a respective countersunk hole in the wheel and engaged by a fastener for securing the decorative attachment to the wheel. A free end of each of the boss portions abuts a bottom of its respective countersunk hole and the decorative attachment is otherwise spaced from the wheel to reduce noise issues. Alternatively, the ends of the boss portion may be spaced from the wheel and drawn toward the wheel with the threaded fasteners.

主权项

1. A vehicle wheel comprising:
a rim portion; a hub portion; a plurality of spokes radially extending between the rim portion and the hub portion, each pair of adjacent spokes defining a window therebetween; and a plurality of decorative attachments secured to the wheel, the plurality of decorative attachments each defining a plurality of rearwardly extending boss portions, each boss portion engaged by a corresponding fastener for securing the decorative attachment to the wheel; wherein each boss portion is received within a respective cylindrical hole and a free end of each of the boss portions abuts a bottom of the respective cylindrical hole, each cylindrical hole associated with a fastener hole through which a shaft of the corresponding fastener passes, and wherein each boss portion is threadably engaged by the corresponding fastener.