US20060133910A1 - Fastener cap assembly and method - Google Patents

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US20060133910A1
US20060133910A1 US11/354,714 US35471406A US2006133910A1 US 20060133910 A1 US20060133910 A1 US 20060133910A1 US 35471406 A US35471406 A US 35471406A US 2006133910 A1 US2006133910 A1 US 2006133910A1
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16B—DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16B—DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING
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  • This invention relates generally to wheel bolts or nuts for fastening a wheel to a vehicle hub. It relates particularly to a decorative cap for a theft deterrent bolt head or nut.
  • Theft deterrence for automobile or truck wheels is sometimes provided with a key type removal mechanism.
  • One of the plurality of wheel bolts or nuts has a unique keying feature incorporated, and the bolt or nut can only be removed with a key carried by the vehicle operator.
  • anti-theft lock mechanisms such as these are effective against amateur thieves, professionals defeat them given a reasonable amount of time to do so.
  • One aspect of the preferred embodiment is designed to further thwart thieves seeking to remove vehicle wheels quickly.
  • a fastener cap assembly embodying features of the present invention comprises a fastener that includes a head section and a bead that extends radially outwardly with respect to at least a portion of the head section and a cap that includes a side wall that extends radially around at least a portion of the head section of the fastener and at least one lip that underlies the bead.
  • FIG. 1 is a side elevational view of a decorative wheel cap embodying features of the invention
  • FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the wheel cap seen in FIG. 1 ;
  • FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view of the wheel cap seen in FIGS. 1 and 2 ;
  • FIG. 4 is a side elevational view (partially in section) of a wheel bolt with an internal key drive and which is adapted to receive the wheel cap seen in FIGS. 1-3 ;
  • FIG. 5 is a top plan view of the bolt seen in FIG. 4 ;
  • FIG. 6 is a side elevational view of an assembly comprising the cap of FIGS. 1-3 and the bolt of FIGS. 4 and 5 ;
  • FIG. 7 is an end elevational view of a tool employed according to the invention for removing a wheel fastener cap embodying the invention from a wheel bolt or nut;
  • FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken along line 8 - 8 of FIG. 7 ;
  • FIGS. 9A, 9B and 9 C show the tool seen in FIGS. 7 and 8 being used in push-on, engagement and pull-off steps involved in the cap removal method of the invention
  • FIG. 10 is a side elevational view (partially in section) of a wheel nut with an external key drive and which is adapted to receive the wheel cap seen in FIGS. 1-3 ;
  • FIG. 11 is a top plan view of the nut seen in FIG. 10 ;
  • FIG. 12 is a side elevational view of an assembly comprising the cap of FIGS. 1-3 and the nut of FIGS. 10 and 11 .
  • a decorative cap for a vehicle wheel bolt or nut is seen generally at 10 .
  • the cap 10 is preferably formed in one piece from stainless steel sheet metal and includes a dome-shaped outer wall 12 and a generally cylindrical side wall 14 extending therefrom.
  • a radially outwardly extending skirt 16 is formed around the inner end of the side wall 14 .
  • the side wall 14 is polygonal in cross-sectional configuration so that it will appear to fit over the torque wrench gripping section of a wheel bolt head or wheel nut head in a manner hereinafter discussed.
  • the skirt 16 has three identical locking lip segments 18 on its free inner edge 19 , and extending slightly inwardly toward the center line CL of the cap 10 . Each lip segment 18 extends around approximately 60° of the circumference of the skirt 16 . The segments 18 are evenly spaced around the edge 19 .
  • the wheel bolt 130 includes an externally threaded shaft section 132 at its inner end, an enlarged annular intermediate section 134 above the threaded shaft section and a head section 136 at its outer end.
  • the enlarged annular intermediate section 134 has a load bearing surface 138 that is segmentally spherical in shape, but might also be frusto-conical. Extending outwardly from the outer edge of the surface 138 in the intermediate section 134 is a cylindrical surface 142 .
  • the intermediate section 134 is capped with an annular shoulder 144 that is somewhat frusto-conical in shape, albeit inverted relative to the load bearing surface 138 .
  • the outer periphery of the shoulder 144 overhangs the cylindrical surface 142 to form an annular, outwardly protruding bead 146 .
  • the head section 136 has a cylindrical outer surface 152 . Extending axially inwardly from the free end 154 of the head section 136 is an internal drive well 156 .
  • the well 156 has a series of axially extending key grooves 158 formed in its inner surface.
  • the key grooves are designed to mate, in a conventional manner, with a complementary key (not shown) which is used with a conventional wrench to tighten or loosen the bolt 130 .
  • the cap 10 is assembled with the bolt 130 in the manner illustrated. Assembly is normally by hand, with the cap 10 sliding loosely over the cylindrical surface 152 of the bolt head section 136 until the lip segments 18 are forced outwardly by the shoulder 144 of the intermediate bolt section and then snap inwardly under the bead 146 .
  • the bolt 130 looks just like every other capped bolt (not shown) holding a wheel in place.
  • the other bolts are conventional polygon head bolts, and not internally keyed like the bolt 130 . All of the bolts have identical caps, but only one is specially keyed in the manner of bolt 130 .
  • a thief is not only faced with one specially keyed bolt as a deterrent, but also the problem of locating that bolt (or even looking for it) in the little time normally available.
  • FIGS. 7-9 a cap removal tool embodying features of the invention is seen generally at 210 .
  • the tool 210 is shown alone.
  • FIGS. 9A, 9B , and 9 C it is shown being used in sequential steps to remove a cap 10 from a wheel bolt 130 .
  • the tool 210 comprises an elongated cylindrical sleeve 212 fabricated of steel tubing or, in the alternative, a suitable plastic material.
  • the sleeve 212 includes an outer hand grip section 214 in which the tubing wall is relatively thick, as at 216 .
  • the sleeve 212 also includes an inner cap gripping section 218 in which the tubing wall is thinner, as at 222 .
  • the cap gripping section 218 of the tool 210 has an annular, inwardly extending ledge 224 formed on its free end.
  • the cap gripping section 218 is also segmented along about one-half its length, inwardly of the ledge 224 , by axially extending cut-outs 226 .
  • the resulting configuration of the section 218 is one of six axially extending fingers 228 that can flex inwardly and outwardly in a manner hereinafter discussed.
  • the tool 210 is used by pushing it onto an installed cap 10 in the manner shown in FIG. 9A .
  • the ledge segments 224 are forced over locking lip segments 18 of the cap 10 .
  • the ledge segments 224 then spring inwardly, behind the free ends of the locking lip segments 18 , to the position shown in FIG. 9B .
  • FIGS. 10 and 11 illustrate a keyed wheel nut 330 embodying features of the invention.
  • the wheel nut 330 is similar to the lug bolt 130 previously discussed with respect to its invention-related features.
  • the nut 330 includes an internally threaded bore 332 , an enlarged annular intermediate body section 334 around the threaded bore and a head section 336 adjacent that.
  • the annular intermediate section 334 has a generally frusto-conical load-bearing surface 338 (which might also be spherical). Extending upwardly from the outer edge of the surface 338 in the intermediate section 334 is a cylindrical surface 342 .
  • the intermediate section 334 is capped with an annular shoulder 344 that is somewhat frusto-conical in shape, albeit inverted relative to the load-bearing surface 338 .
  • the outer periphery of the shoulder 344 overhangs the cylindrical surface 342 to form an annular, outwardly protruding bead 346 .
  • the head section 336 has a generally cylindrical outer surface 352 .
  • the surface 352 has a series of axially extending key grooves 358 formed in it.
  • the key grooves are designed to mate, in a conventional manner, with a complementary key (not shown) which is used with a torque wrench to tighten or loosen the bolt 330 .
  • a cap 10 is mounted on the wheel nut 330 in the manner shown in FIG. 12 . This is accomplished in a manner identical to that previously described in relation to the bolt 130 . Correspondingly, the cap 10 removal process is identical.

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The present invention relates to a fastener cap assembly, comprising a fastener that includes a head section and a bead that extends radially outwardly with respect to at least a portion of the head section and a cap that includes a side wall that extends radially around at least a portion of the head section of the fastener and at least one lip that underlies the bead.

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  • This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 10/423,276, filed Apr. 25, 2003, which claims the benefit of provisional Application No. 60/375,896, filed Apr. 26, 2002. The disclosures of application Ser. No. 10/423,276 and provisional Application No. 60/325,896 are hereby incorporated herein by reference.
    • RELATED APPLICATIONS
  • This invention relates generally to wheel bolts or nuts for fastening a wheel to a vehicle hub. It relates particularly to a decorative cap for a theft deterrent bolt head or nut.
    • BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
  • Theft deterrence for automobile or truck wheels, for example, is sometimes provided with a key type removal mechanism. One of the plurality of wheel bolts or nuts has a unique keying feature incorporated, and the bolt or nut can only be removed with a key carried by the vehicle operator.
  • Although anti-theft lock mechanisms such as these are effective against amateur thieves, professionals defeat them given a reasonable amount of time to do so. One aspect of the preferred embodiment is designed to further thwart thieves seeking to remove vehicle wheels quickly.
  • There are numerous decorative caps for wheel nuts or bolts in the prior art. Some examples are seen in the Toth U.S. Pat. No. 4,775,272, the Lanham U.S. Pat. No. 4,968,202 and the Nolan et al. U.S. Pat. No. 5,180,266, for example. None provide the advantages hereinafter discussed in relation to the present invention.
    • BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
  • The scope of the present invention is defined solely by the appended claims, and is not affected to any degree by the statements within this summary. Briefly stated, a fastener cap assembly embodying features of the present invention comprises a fastener that includes a head section and a bead that extends radially outwardly with respect to at least a portion of the head section and a cap that includes a side wall that extends radially around at least a portion of the head section of the fastener and at least one lip that underlies the bead.
    • BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS
  • The invention, including the construction of wheel fastener caps, their assembly with wheel bolts and wheel nuts, and the method of use are illustrated more or less diagrammatically in the drawings, in which:
  • FIG. 1 is a side elevational view of a decorative wheel cap embodying features of the invention;
  • FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the wheel cap seen in FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view of the wheel cap seen in FIGS. 1 and 2;
  • FIG. 4 is a side elevational view (partially in section) of a wheel bolt with an internal key drive and which is adapted to receive the wheel cap seen in FIGS. 1-3;
  • FIG. 5 is a top plan view of the bolt seen in FIG. 4;
  • FIG. 6 is a side elevational view of an assembly comprising the cap of FIGS. 1-3 and the bolt of FIGS. 4 and 5;
  • FIG. 7 is an end elevational view of a tool employed according to the invention for removing a wheel fastener cap embodying the invention from a wheel bolt or nut;
  • FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken along line 8-8 of FIG. 7;
  • FIGS. 9A, 9B and 9C show the tool seen in FIGS. 7 and 8 being used in push-on, engagement and pull-off steps involved in the cap removal method of the invention;
  • FIG. 10 is a side elevational view (partially in section) of a wheel nut with an external key drive and which is adapted to receive the wheel cap seen in FIGS. 1-3;
  • FIG. 11 is a top plan view of the nut seen in FIG. 10; and
  • FIG. 12 is a side elevational view of an assembly comprising the cap of FIGS. 1-3 and the nut of FIGS. 10 and 11.
    • DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
  • Referring now to the drawings, and particularly to FIGS. 1-3, a decorative cap for a vehicle wheel bolt or nut is seen generally at 10. The cap 10 is preferably formed in one piece from stainless steel sheet metal and includes a dome-shaped outer wall 12 and a generally cylindrical side wall 14 extending therefrom. A radially outwardly extending skirt 16 is formed around the inner end of the side wall 14.
  • The side wall 14 is polygonal in cross-sectional configuration so that it will appear to fit over the torque wrench gripping section of a wheel bolt head or wheel nut head in a manner hereinafter discussed. The skirt 16 has three identical locking lip segments 18 on its free inner edge 19, and extending slightly inwardly toward the center line CL of the cap 10. Each lip segment 18 extends around approximately 60° of the circumference of the skirt 16. The segments 18 are evenly spaced around the edge 19.
  • Referring now to FIGS. 4 and 5, a wheel bolt to which the cap 10 is assembled in use is seen generally at 130. The wheel bolt 130 includes an externally threaded shaft section 132 at its inner end, an enlarged annular intermediate section 134 above the threaded shaft section and a head section 136 at its outer end.
  • The enlarged annular intermediate section 134 has a load bearing surface 138 that is segmentally spherical in shape, but might also be frusto-conical. Extending outwardly from the outer edge of the surface 138 in the intermediate section 134 is a cylindrical surface 142.
  • The intermediate section 134 is capped with an annular shoulder 144 that is somewhat frusto-conical in shape, albeit inverted relative to the load bearing surface 138. The outer periphery of the shoulder 144 overhangs the cylindrical surface 142 to form an annular, outwardly protruding bead 146.
  • The head section 136 has a cylindrical outer surface 152. Extending axially inwardly from the free end 154 of the head section 136 is an internal drive well 156. The well 156 has a series of axially extending key grooves 158 formed in its inner surface. The key grooves are designed to mate, in a conventional manner, with a complementary key (not shown) which is used with a conventional wrench to tighten or loosen the bolt 130.
  • Referring now to FIG. 6, the cap 10 is assembled with the bolt 130 in the manner illustrated. Assembly is normally by hand, with the cap 10 sliding loosely over the cylindrical surface 152 of the bolt head section 136 until the lip segments 18 are forced outwardly by the shoulder 144 of the intermediate bolt section and then snap inwardly under the bead 146.
  • With the cap 10 in place, the bolt 130 looks just like every other capped bolt (not shown) holding a wheel in place. The difference is that the other bolts are conventional polygon head bolts, and not internally keyed like the bolt 130. All of the bolts have identical caps, but only one is specially keyed in the manner of bolt 130. A thief is not only faced with one specially keyed bolt as a deterrent, but also the problem of locating that bolt (or even looking for it) in the little time normally available.
  • Referring now to FIGS. 7-9, a cap removal tool embodying features of the invention is seen generally at 210. In FIGS. 7 and 8, the tool 210 is shown alone. In FIGS. 9A, 9B, and 9C, it is shown being used in sequential steps to remove a cap 10 from a wheel bolt 130.
  • The tool 210 comprises an elongated cylindrical sleeve 212 fabricated of steel tubing or, in the alternative, a suitable plastic material. The sleeve 212 includes an outer hand grip section 214 in which the tubing wall is relatively thick, as at 216. The sleeve 212 also includes an inner cap gripping section 218 in which the tubing wall is thinner, as at 222.
  • The cap gripping section 218 of the tool 210 has an annular, inwardly extending ledge 224 formed on its free end. The cap gripping section 218 is also segmented along about one-half its length, inwardly of the ledge 224, by axially extending cut-outs 226. The resulting configuration of the section 218 is one of six axially extending fingers 228 that can flex inwardly and outwardly in a manner hereinafter discussed.
  • The tool 210 is used by pushing it onto an installed cap 10 in the manner shown in FIG. 9A. The ledge segments 224 are forced over locking lip segments 18 of the cap 10. The ledge segments 224 then spring inwardly, behind the free ends of the locking lip segments 18, to the position shown in FIG. 9B.
  • The operator then pulls the tool 210 away from the bolt 130, as seen in FIG. 9C. The ledge segments 224 on the tool 210 pull the lip segments 18 of the cap 10 back over the head 146 on the bolt 130, releasing the cap and permitting its removal by hand.
  • To this point, the inventions disclosed have been described in the context of a vehicle wheel bolt 130, which is internally keyed, as at 158. As was previously pointed out, however, the inventions are equally applicable to vehicle wheel nuts and, particularly, keyed wheel nuts.
  • FIGS. 10 and 11 illustrate a keyed wheel nut 330 embodying features of the invention. The wheel nut 330 is similar to the lug bolt 130 previously discussed with respect to its invention-related features.
  • The nut 330 includes an internally threaded bore 332, an enlarged annular intermediate body section 334 around the threaded bore and a head section 336 adjacent that. The annular intermediate section 334 has a generally frusto-conical load-bearing surface 338 (which might also be spherical). Extending upwardly from the outer edge of the surface 338 in the intermediate section 334 is a cylindrical surface 342.
  • The intermediate section 334 is capped with an annular shoulder 344 that is somewhat frusto-conical in shape, albeit inverted relative to the load-bearing surface 338. The outer periphery of the shoulder 344 overhangs the cylindrical surface 342 to form an annular, outwardly protruding bead 346.
  • The head section 336 has a generally cylindrical outer surface 352. The surface 352 has a series of axially extending key grooves 358 formed in it. The key grooves are designed to mate, in a conventional manner, with a complementary key (not shown) which is used with a torque wrench to tighten or loosen the bolt 330.
  • A cap 10 is mounted on the wheel nut 330 in the manner shown in FIG. 12. This is accomplished in a manner identical to that previously described in relation to the bolt 130. Correspondingly, the cap 10 removal process is identical.

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1. A fastener cap assembly, comprising:
a) a fastener comprising:
i) a head section;
ii) a bead that extends radially outwardly with respect to at least a portion of the head section;
b) a cap comprising:
i) a side wall that extends radially around at least a portion of the head section of the fastener; and
ii) at least one lip that underlies the bead to secure the cap to the fastener whereby the cap is rotatable with respect to the head.
2. A fastener cap assembly according to claim 1, further comprising a load bearing surface located on the fastener, wherein the load bearing surface is provided with a generally spherical shape.
3. A fastener cap assembly according to claim 1, further comprising a load bearing surface located on the fastener, wherein the load bearing surface is provided with a generally frusto-conical shape.
4. A fastener cap assembly according to claim 1, wherein the bead is annular in shape.
5. A fastener cap assembly according to claim 1, further comprising:
a) a well located on an outer end of the head section; and
b) wherein the side wall of the cap is provided with a polygonal shape.
6. A fastener cap assembly according to claim 1, wherein the lip is snap fitted under the bead.
7. A fastener cap assembly according to claim 1, further comprising a skirt that is located on the cap, wherein the lip extends from an edge of the skirt.
8. A fastener cap assembly according to claim 1, wherein:
a) a well is located on an outer end of the head section;
b) the side wall of the cap is provided with a polygonal shape; and
c) a skirt is located on the cap, wherein a plurality of lips extend from an edge of the skirt and underlie the bead to secure the cap to the fastener whereby the cap is rotatable with respect to the head.
9. A fastener cap assembly, comprising:
a) a fastener comprising:
i) a head section;
ii) a bead that extends radially outward from at least a portion of the head section;
b) a cap comprising:
i) a side wall that extends radially around at least a portion of the head section of the fastener; and
ii) at least one lip that underlies the bead to releasably secure the cap to the fastener.
10. A fastener cap assembly according to claim 8, wherein the bead is annular in shape.
11. A fastener cap assembly according to claim 9, further comprising:
a) a well located on an outer end of the head section; and
b) wherein the side wall of the cap is provided with a polygonal shape.
12. A fastener cap assembly according to claim 9, wherein the lip is snap fitted under the bead.
13. A fastener cap assembly according to claim 9, further comprising a skirt that is located on the cap, wherein the lip extends from an edge of the skirt.
14. A fastener cap assembly, comprising:
a) a fastener:
i) a head section;
ii) a bead that extends radially outward from at least a portion of the head section;
b) a cap comprising:
i) a side wall that extends radially around at least a portion of the head section of the fastener; and
ii) at least one lip that is snap fitted under the bead to secure the cap to the fastener.
15. A fastener cap assembly according to claim 14, further comprising a load bearing surface located on the fastener, wherein the load bearing surface is provided with a generally spherical shape.
16. A fastener cap assembly according to claim 14, further comprising a load bearing surface located on the fastener, wherein the load bearing surface is provided with a generally frusto-conical shape.
17. A fastener cap assembly according to claim 14, wherein the bead is annular in shape.
18. A fastener cap assembly according to claim 14, further comprising:
a) a well located on an outer end of the head section; and
b) wherein the side wall of the cap is provided with a polygonal shape.
19. A fastener cap assembly according to claim 14, further comprising a skirt that is located on the cap, wherein the lip extends from an edge of the skirt.
20. A fastener cap assembly according to claim 14, wherein:
a) a well is located on an outer end of the head section;
b) the side wall of the cap is provided with a polygonal shape; and
c) a skirt is located on the cap, wherein a plurality of lips extend from an edge of the skirt and are snap fitted under the bead to secure the cap to the fastener.
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