US Patent 7597403 Rim protection apparatus for tires

A rim protection apparatus for protecting rims while cleaning and dressing tires is provided. The rim protection apparatus comprises a plurality of rim covering discs with each rim covering disc having a first side surface and a second side surface and each rim covering disc having a diameter greater than or less than any other rim covering disc. A hub handle is positioned in the approximate center of a rim covering disc having the smallest diameter with the hub handle being sized and shaped for being graspable by a user. A disc attachment mechanism releasably secures each of the rim covering discs to an adjacent rim covering disc. An absorbent material is secured around a perimeter of the second side surface of each of the rim covering discs with the absorbent material absorbing cleaning solutions and dressings.