Patent Application
20210138829
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The disclosure relates to wheel devices and more particularly pertains to a new wheel device for customizable advertising and self-expression.
The prior art relates to wheel devices. Existing wheel devices typically employ hubcaps or adhesive devices to employ a customized logo or design element. Such devices are impermanent and may be removed either accidently or maliciously. They may also add a cheaper appearance to a vehicle. Prior art with a fully integrated design element sacrifices traditional wheel design with extra embellishments and added elements. Some integrated design elements may also diminish structural integrity of the wheel. The present invention seeks to maintain a traditional wheel design while adding a tasteful, permanent design element.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a central hub having a plurality of mounting apertures extending therethrough. The mounting apertures are configured to mount to a vehicle a plurality of spokes coupled to the central hub. Each spoke radially extends from the central hub and has an outer surface. A plurality of logos is coupled to the outer surface of each of the plurality of spokes. An outer rim is coupled to the plurality of spokes. The outer rim is configured to receive a tire.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
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A plurality of logos 24 is coupled to the outer surface 22 of each of the plurality of spokes 20. Each logo 24 may be powder coated paint applied directly to the spoke 20. Each logo 24 is oriented along the spoke 20 such that a rightmost spoke 26 of the plurality of spokes at any given time has the logo 24 legibly oriented. The logo 24 may be used for advertising or personal expression, and may be, but is not limited to, a word, a brand, a sports team logo, an image or the like. An outer rim 28 is coupled to the plurality of spokes 20. The outer rim 28 may have an extended outer edge 30. The outer rim 28 is configured to receive a tire 32. The outer edge 30 may have a lip 34 to help secure the tire 32. An overall diameter of the apparatus 10 conforms to standard wheel sizes ranging from 15 to 24 inches.
In use, the apparatus 10 is installed like a traditional wheel on a vehicle and is used to advertise, for self-expression, pride, or whatever desired purpose a user may have.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.
