The present invention relates to a fastener, such as a bolt or a nut, for fastening a wheel to a vehicle, comprising: a body comprising: a cap receiving portion, a threaded portion and a central axis; and a cap, arranged to be received by and cover said cap receiving portion characterized in that said cap receiving portion comprises a recess or a protrusion against which said cap can be deformed, or has been deformed, such that said cap forms a mutual matching protrusion or recess, wherein said recess or protrusion of said cap receiving portion has a longitudinal extension essentially parallel to said central axis. The present invention also relates to a method for assembling a fastener.

A method of packaging a bicycle having at least one wheel axle with exposed ends in a shipping carton. The method includes attaching a guard over at least one of the exposed ends of the axle by sliding the axle through a slotted opening in the guard and using the guard to tighten a fastener to positively secure the guard on the axle. A distal surface of the guard is aligned with a side of the carton and the bicycle is placed into the carton with the distal guard surface adjacent to a side of the carton.

In one embodiment, the present invention is a plasma disk assembly connectable to a vehicle's wheel assembly, the plasma disk assembly comprising a plasma disk assembly having a sealed plasma disk display encapsulating ionizable gas, at least one controllable power source for producing an output sufficient to ionize the gas in the plasma discharge tube and operably connected to the power supply for optionally adjusting the level of the energy to cause selective ionization of the gas in the plasma display to occur in differing amounts as a function of a changing stimulus connected to an input, at least one ball bearing system or mount, electrical connectors connecting the power source to the plasma disk, at least one pair of electrodes electrically coupling the electrical connectors to the ionizable gas in the plasma discharge tube, and at least one ballast system.

An automobile wheel can include an outer rim, a hub, and a plurality of lug accessories. The hub, which is generally at the center of the automobile wheel, can have a plurality of lug holes. The plurality of lug accessories can be partially disposed in some, but not all, of the lug holes while leaving the remaining lug holes open. The open lug holes can receive a threaded stud from an automobile wheel hub assembly when the automobile wheel is mounted to the automobile wheel hub assembly. Each lug accessory can have a lug stud and a lug cap. The lug stud can have a flange and a linear member, with the linear member attached to the flange and extending to a free end. The flange can contact a rear surface of the hub when the linear member is inserted into a lug hole. The lug cap can extend over and couple to an opposite end of the linear member from the flange.

A system is disclosed. The system includes a lug stud protector and a tire shield. The lug stud protector includes a body portion and a flange portion, and is configured to protect lug studs and corresponding lug nuts which connect a wheel to a hub of a vehicle. The tire shield is removably connected to the lug stud protector.

The utility model discloses a wheel nut, including a nut body which the outside surface comprises of multiple identical arc surfaces. The arc surface is protruding outward, and the radius of the arc surface is larger than the circumscribed radius of the outside surface of the nut body. The utility model designs the existing square surface of the outer hexagon feature of the wheel nut as an arc surface, which the contact area between the wheel nut and the sleeve and the loading area of the wheel nut can be increased, and then the deformation and looseness of the wheel nut can be avoided effectively, and therefore the service life of the wheel nut can be improved.

A gripping tool for adjustable wheel balancing clamping tool includes a gripping body and an adjustable-bolt-pattern-adaptor attachment mechanism. The gripping body that enables the user to grasp the clamping tool includes an outer annular body, an inner annular body, and a connector ring. The inner annular body is concentrically positioned within the outer annular body. The connector ring is perimetrically connected the outer annular body and the inner annular body. The connector ring is terminally positioned to a first outer edge of the outer annular body and a first inner edge of the inner annular body. The adjustable-bolt-pattern-adaptor attachment mechanism is connected to the outer annular body and the inner annular body thus securing the gripping body to the clamping tool.

A vehicle wheel trim is provided which includes a disc (1) and provisions for fastening the disc (1) to a wheel of a vehicle. The provisions for fastening the disc (1) to the wheel include a plurality of magnets (2) that can be fastened to screws (7) that fasten the wheel to the vehicle. Each of the magnets (2) is placed on the inside of a housing (3) and is associated with a fastening element (4, 4b, 4c, 4d) for fastening the magnet (2) to said housing (3).

A wheel cover unit for rear wheels of trucks or buses includes: a wheel cover, two attaching members and a cover. The wheel cover is provided with an inner concave portion having a central hole. The inner edge of the central hole is vertically and backwardly provided with a hole ring having two corresponding pairs of slots. Two pairs of lock tabs are extended from the two pairs of slots respectively to the central hole. Each attaching member is provided with a connecting element and an engaging element. The connecting element is formed with a connecting portion for passing through the bolts of the wheel. The engaging element is formed with two connecting pieces. Each connecting piece is locked with the lock tab by a screwed element, so as to assemble the wheel cover to the rear wheel of the truck or bus.

A wheel cover unit for front wheels of trucks or buses includes a wheel cover, two attaching members and a cover. The wheel cover is provided with an outer convex platform having a central hole, and the periphery of the central hole is annularly provided with a plurality of nut convex covers and a plurality of through holes. The inner edge of the central hole is vertically and backwardly provided with a hole ring having corresponding two pairs of slots, wherein each slot extends to the central hole with a lock tab. Each attaching member is provided with a connecting portion and two connecting pieces. The connecting portion is locked with the bolt of the wheel and the connecting piece is locked with the lock tab via a screwed element, so as to assemble the wheel cover to the front wheel of the truck or bus.