Textile cover for streamlining wide based truck or bus wheels
A wheel cover assembly which includes a generally flat, circular wheel cover portion, an attachment assembly, and a manually releasable fastener selectively connecting the wheel cover portion to the attachment assembly, the wheel cover being predominately made from flexible laminar materials, the wheel cover portion comprising a mostly transparent window affixed to the manually releasable fastener, the window having an inwardly facing face which includes a flap for retaining a display card on the inside surface of the window.
1. A wheel streamlining device comprising:
a first ring connected to a second ring by a flexible connection, the first ring configured to contact a tapered portion of a wheel, the second ring having at least one kinked portion;
a hook configured to removably engage the at least one kinked portion;
a bale configured to releasably engage an inner surface of an opening in a face of the wheel; and
a springy portion extending between the bale and the hook, the springy portion configured to apply a tension force between the first ring and the tapered portion of the wheel.
2. The wheel streamlining device of claim 1 , wherein the first ring and the second ring are made from stainless steel wire.
3. The wheel streamlining device of claim 1 , wherein the first ring and the second ring have a cross-sectional diameter ranging between 0.100 inches and 0.250 inches.
4. The wheel streamlining device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one kinked portion is V-shaped.
5. The wheel streamlining device of claim 1 , wherein the wheel is a super single wheel.
6. The wheel streamlining device of claim 1 , wherein the flexible connection includes one or more strips of a flexible laminar material.
7. The wheel streamlining device of claim 6 , wherein the flexible laminar material is a polyvinyl chloride coated textile.
8. The wheel streamlining device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a releasable connection disposed near the first ring, the releasable connection configured to engage a cover portion to cover the wheel.
9. A wheel streamlining device comprising:
a first ring configured to contact a tapered portion of a wheel;
a circular membrane having a fastener, an outer circumference of the circular membrane attached to the first ring;
a cover portion configured to engage the fastener to cover the wheel; and
an attachment assembly configured to apply a tension force between the first ring and the tapered portion of the wheel.
10. The wheel streamlining device of claim 9 , wherein the fastener includes a paired hook and loop fastener.
11. The wheel streamlining device of claim 9 , wherein the attachment assembly including a springy portion extending between a bale and a hook.
12. The wheel streamlining device of claim 9 , further comprising:
a second ring connected to the first ring by a flexible connection, the second ring configured to removably engage the attachment assembly.
13. The wheel streamlining device of claim 12 , wherein a kinked portion of the second ring is configured to removably engage a hook of the attachment assembly.
14. The wheel streamlining device of claim 9 , wherein the cover portion includes a transparent window.
15. A wheel streamlining device comprising:
a bale having distal ends connected by a center bite, the distal ends having outwardly extending terminal portions configured to engage an inner surface of an opening in a face of a wheel;
a springy portion extending between an inner end and an outer end, the inner end of the springy portion attached to the center bite of the bale; and
a hook attached to the outer end of the springy portion, the hook configured to engage a cover assembly to cover the wheel.
16. The wheel streamlining device of claim 15 , wherein the springy portion includes a series of coil springs.
17. The wheel streamlining device of claim 15 , wherein the springy portion comprises at least one of: a bungee cord or a coil spring.
18. The wheel streamlining device of claim 15 , wherein the bale is made from a corrosion-resistant springy material.
19. The wheel streamlining device of claim 15 , wherein the center bite includes a pair of shoulder portions extending outside a diameter of the opening.
20. The wheel streamlining device of claim 15 , wherein the hook includes a grip.