US Patent 6932434 Extensional hubcap docking structure

An extensional hubcap docking structure. The structure includes anchoring mounts positioned on the back surface of a hubcap. Clip components are coupled onto the anchoring mounts, and elastic components are situated between each hubcap anchoring mount and clip component. When the hubcap is fully installed onto the wheel of a tire and the hubcap is subjected to an outward force that subsequently pulls the anchoring mounts, the elastic components compress and rebound such that the hubcap is kept safely and tightly positioned on the wheel rim.