WATER DIVERTER FOR A WHEEL HAVING A BEAD RING
Disclosed is a device for diverting water from within a channel of a wheel having a bead ring. The device comprises an adapter having a cylindrical depression, the cylindrical depression comprising a socket for securing the device to a wheel. The device further comprises a diverter arm coupled to the adapter and extending away from the adapter, the diverter arm extending laterally outward and comprising one or more ramps. The adapter may be bolted into a bead ring of the automobile wheel. The one or more ramps may be disposed within a channel of the wheel between the bead ring and the face of the wheel. A side of the diverter arm facing the channel may be curved to allow the ends of the one or more ramps to lie flush against the channel. The one or more ramps may be inclined away from the face of the wheel.
1 . A device for attachment to an automobile wheel comprising:
an adapter having a cylindrical depression, the cylindrical depression comprising a socket for securing the device to an automobile wheel; and
a diverter arm coupled to the adapter and extending away from the adapter, the diverter arm extending laterally outward and comprising one or more ramps.
2 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the adapter is bolted into a bead ring of the automobile wheel.
3 . The device of claim 2 , wherein the one or more ramps of the diverter arm are disposed within a channel of the automobile wheel between the bead ring and the face of the automobile wheel.
4 . The device of claim 3 , wherein a side of the diverter arm facing the channel is curved to allow the ends of the one or more ramps to lie flush against the channel.
5 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more ramps are inclined away from the face of the automobile wheel.
6 . The device of claim 1 , the diverter arm comprising:
an originating line proximal to the adapter;
a side distal to the adapter,
wherein the distal side is wider than the proximal originating line.
7 . The device of claim 2 , wherein the bead ring is a simulated bead ring.
8 . A device for attachment to an automobile wheel comprising:
an adapter having a cylindrical depression, the cylindrical depression comprising a socket for securing the device to a bead ring of an automobile wheel;
a diverter arm orthogonally positioned to the adapter and coupled to the adapter, the diverter arm comprising one or more ramps, the ends of the one or more ramps configured to lie flush against a channel between the bead ring and the face of the automobile wheel.
9 . The device of claim 8 , wherein the adapter is bolted into the bead ring of the automobile wheel.
10 . The device of claim 9 , wherein the diverter arm is disposed within a channel of the automobile wheel between the bead ring and the face of the automobile wheel.
11 . The device of claim 10 , wherein a side of the diverter arm facing the channel is curved to allow the one or more ramps to lie flush against the channel.
12 . The device of claim 8 , wherein the one or more ramps flare out from the midline of the diverter arm.
13 . The device of claim 8 , the diverter arm further comprising:
an originating line proximal to the adapter;
a side distal to the adapter,
wherein the distal side is wider than the proximal originating line.
14 . The device of claim 8 , wherein the bead ring is a simulated bead ring.
15 . A method of diverting water from an automobile wheel using a water diverter device comprising:
securing an adapter of a water diverter device to a bead ring of an automobile wheel, the adapter having a cylindrical depression, the cylindrical depression having a socket at its terminus,
wherein the water diverter device additionally comprises a diverter arm coupled to the adapter and extending away from the adapter, the diverter arm extending laterally outward comprising one or more ramps.
16 . The method of claim 15 , wherein the adapter is bolted into the bead ring of the automobile wheel.
17 . The method of claim 16 , further comprising:
placing the one or more ramps of the diverter arm within a channel of the automobile wheel between the bead ring and the face of the automobile wheel.
18 . The method of claim 17 , wherein a side of the diverter arm facing the channel is curved to allow the ends of the one or more ramps to lie flush against the channel.
19 . The method of claim 15 , wherein the diverter arm further comprises:
an originating line proximal to the adapter;
a side distal to the adapter,
wherein the distal side is wider than the proximal originating line.
20 . The method of claim 15 , wherein the bead ring is a simulated bead ring.