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A vehicle lug nut cover for covering, protecting and providing an ornamental decoration to a wheel lug nut of a vehicle. The nut cover has a shell with a closed portion and a plurality of sidewalls extending downwardly from the closed portion. The sidewalls define a generally hollow cavity and termi

A vehicle lug nut cover for covering, protecting and providing an ornamental decoration to a wheel lug nut of a vehicle. The nut cover has a shell with a closed portion and a plurality of sidewalls extending downwardly from the closed portion. The sidewalls define a generally hollow cavity and terminate in an outward extending flange rim adapted for adjoining a flat surface of a wheel rim when the lug nut cover is installed over a bolt and lug nut for mounting the wheel rim on a vehicle. The lug nut cover further comprises three leaf-springs for inserting into the hollow cavity of the shell. Each leaf-spring is adapted for engaging a side face of the wheel lug nut over which the lug nut cover is installed. The lug nut cover further comprises retaining members for retaining the three leaf-springs in its hollow cavity.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A lug nut cover for covering a wheel lug nut of a vehicle which is used for mounting a wheel rim on the vehicle, the wheel lug nut having a plurality of generally planar side faces, the lug nut cover comprising:a. a shell having a generally dome-shaped portion with a clos

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A lug nut cover for covering a wheel lug nut of a vehicle which is used for mounting a wheel rim on the vehicle, the wheel lug nut having a plurality of generally planar side faces, the lug nut cover comprising:a. a shell having a generally dome-shaped portion with a closed distal end, and a plurality of sidewalls integrally formed with and extending downwardly from the dome-shaped portion to form an outward proximal extending flange rim, the plurality of sidewalls defining a generally hollow cavity, each sidewall having an interior side face respectively corresponding to each one of the plurality of planar side faces of said wheel lug nut;b. at least three pairs of opposite and parallel columns integrally formed with said dome-shaped portion and extending inwardly and axially from said closed distal end of said dome-shaped portion, each column having an axial groove facing one another to form a slot between each pair of columns; andc. at least three metal leaf-springs each having an upper portion with an upper end, a lower inward curved portion with a bottom outwardly flange end, and a bend portion connecting the upper portion with the lower portion, each leaf-spring further having an interior side and an exterior side, the interior side having at least two opposite notches located on the upper portion, the upper end of the upper portion inserted into said slot of a respective pair of columns such that the at least two notches respectively engage with the respective pair of said columns for securing the upper portion of each metal leaf-spring therein, and the lower portion located adjacent to said interior side face of said plurality of sidewalls respectively;d. whereby said shell is snapped over said wheel lug nut such that said lower inward curved portion of said each leaf-spring respectively engages with a respective one of said planar side faces of said wheel lug nut and provides a spring force to secure said shell over said wheel lug nut.