Method and Apparatus for Constructing a Floating Wheel Cap

摘要

Apparatus and method for assembling a floating wheel cap. A bearing is seated into the rear of a passage through an outer disk, against a step, the outer disk offset weighted. A locking ring is fitted into an internal groove in the passage behind the bearing to retain the bearing. The outer disk and the bearing are assembled over a post of an inner disk, the forward end of the post exposed in the front of the assembled outer and inner disks. A second locking ring is fitted to an external groove on the exposed forward end of the post to retain the outer disk on the inner disk. A center ornamental portion cut from an original fixed wheel center cap is cut from the fixed center cap, and attached to the outer disk converting the fixed center cap to a floating center cap.

主权项

1. A method for constructing a floating wheel cap, the method comprising:
obtaining an outer disk having:
a passage through the outer disk;an outer passage stop in the passage; andan outward facing face; obtaining an inner disk having:
a closed back;an inner disk post centered on the closed back face and extending out from the closed back face;a cylindrical wall extending out from a periphery of the close back surface defining a recessed volume; andattaching features outside the wall configured to attach the inner disk to a wheel; inserting a bearing, into the passage through the outer disk, and against the outer passage stop in the passage; seating an inside retaining ring in the passage behind the bearing to retain the bearing in the passage against the passage bearing seat; sliding the outer disk over the inner disk post; seating an outside retaining ring over the post to retain the outer disk on the inner disk; obtaining an ornamental disk; and attaching an ornamental disk to the face of the outer disk.