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US 7,753,572 · App. 12/174,647 · Granted Jul 13, 2010

Illuminating device installed on a truck's wheels

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Patent No.
US 7,753,572
App. No.
12/174,647
Granted
Jul 13, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

An illuminating device installed on a truck's wheels includes a hubcap having a positioning base and at least one fixing base. The positioning base is provided with a chamber and two notches formed in its one side wall. The fixing base has a recess, a through hole bored in the recess to communicate with an outside of the hubcap, and two recessed slot. A generator is fixed at an inside center of the hubcap, provided with two conducting blades extending into the chamber of the positioning base. At least a light is fitted in the through hole of the hubcap and connected with the conducting blades by conducting lines. By means of rotation or vibration of the wheels, the generator can create electromotive force to supply the light with power to make rotary brilliant brightness so as to achieve a warning effect for traffic security.

Claims (5)

1. An illuminating device installed on a truck's wheels, said illuminating device comprising a hubcap provided with a positioning base and at least one fixing base, said positioning base provided with a chamber and at least a notch formed in its one side wall, said fixing base provided with a recess and a through hole bored in said recess to communicate with an outside of said hubcap, two recessed slot symmetrically formed in a wall of said fixing base, a generator fixed at an inside center of said hubcap and provided with two conducting blades extending into said chamber of said positioning base, at least a light fitted in said through hole of said hubcap and provided with two conducting lines connected with said conducting blades.

2. The illuminating device installed on a truck's wheels as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said hubcap is provided with a plurality of positioning bars formed on its inside and said generator is provided with plural fixing ears respectively bored with a through hole for a screw to pass through so as to keep said generator positioned at said inside center of said hubcap.

3. The illuminating device installed on a truck's wheels as claimed in claim 1 , wherein one of said fixing bases is combined in a sidewall of said positioning base.

4. The illuminating device installed on a truck's wheels as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said chamber of said positioning base and said recess of said fixing base are molded with water-proof silicone rubber.

5. The illuminating device installed on a truck's wheels as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said chamber of said positioning base and said recess of said fixing base are respectively sealed with a water-proof cover.

Continuity (1)
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