Hubcap lighting system
View Patent ↗An illumination system for a vehicle wheel. A lighting component is attached to a hubcap, a wheel center hubcap, or both. The lighting component may be externally attached or embedded, or attached to a back side of the hubcap, the wheel center hubcap, or both. The lighting component may be a plurality of LED lights configured to illuminate an area external to the hubcap or wheel center hubcap. The lighting component may emit a single color or multiple colors of light either continuously or in a pattern. The lighting component is solar powered and may employ a battery backup. The illumination system may be controlled via a switch or wirelessly with an external controller or via a mobile application.
1. A hubcap lighting system for a vehicle wheel, the hubcap lighting system comprising:
a wheel hub center cap comprising an attachment component adapted to magnetically secure the wheel hub center cap to the vehicle wheel;
a lighting component adapted to provide illumination external to the wheel hub center cap;
a solar power component adapted to power the lighting component; and
a control switch positioned on an exterior surface of the wheel hub center cap configured to turn the lighting component on and off and to control illumination; and
wherein the solar power component is embedded within an exterior surface of the wheel hub center cap.
2. The hubcap lighting system of claim 1 , wherein the lighting component is embedded within an exterior surface of the wheel hub center cap.
3. The hubcap lighting system of claim 1 , wherein the lighting component is attached to an exterior surface of the wheel hub center cap.
4. The hubcap lighting system of claim 1 , wherein the lighting component is a plurality of light sources.
5. The hubcap lighting system of claim 1 , wherein the lighting component emits light in multiple colors.
6. The hubcap lighting system of claim 1 , wherein the lighting component comprises a plurality of light emitting diodes.
7. The hubcap lighting system of claim 1 , wherein the wheel hub center cap is translucent and the lighting component is attached to a back side surface of the wheel hub center cap.
8. A hubcap lighting system for a vehicle wheel, the hubcap lighting system comprising:
a hubcap comprising an attachment component adapted to magnetically secure the hubcap to the vehicle wheel;
a lighting component adapted to provide illumination external to the hubcap; and
a solar power component adapted to power the lighting component;
a control switch positioned on an exterior surface of the hubcap configured to turn the lighting component on and off and to control illumination; and
a wireless remote controller for alternatively activating and deactivating the lighting component; and
wherein the solar power component is embedded within an exterior surface of the hubcap.
9. The hubcap lighting system of claim 8 , wherein the lighting component is a plurality of light sources positioned adjacent to a perimeter of the hubcap.
10. The hubcap lighting system of claim 8 , wherein the lighting component is a plurality of light sources arranged in a spoke pattern on the hubcap.
11. The hubcap lighting system of claim 8 , wherein the hubcap is translucent and the lighting component is attached to a back side surface of the hubcap.
12. The hubcap lighting system of claim 8 , wherein the solar power component comprises a solar cell and a battery.
13. A hubcap lighting system for a vehicle wheel, the hubcap lighting system comprising:
a hubcap comprising a center opening and an attachment component adapted to magnetically secure the hub cap to the vehicle wheel;
a wheel hub center cap positional within the center opening of the hubcap;
a lighting component adapted to provide illumination external to the hubcap and the wheel hub center cap; and
a solar power component adapted to power the lighting component; and
a control switch positioned on an exterior surface of the wheel hub center cap configured to turn the lighting component on and off and to control illumination; and
wherein the solar power component is embedded within an exterior surface of the wheel hub center cap.
14. The hubcap lighting system of claim 13 , wherein the lighting component comprises a plurality of light sources positioned on the hubcap and the wheel hub center cap.