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Automatic control for adjustable steering wheels
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-01-30
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Granted: 1965-08-10
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Expires: 1984-01-30
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Oscar P Liehreich
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 22:00
CPC Classifications
B; B62; B62D; B62D1/00; B62D1/02; B62D1/16; B62D1/18; B62D1/181; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T292/00; Y10T292/08; Y10T292/096; Y10T292/1014; Y10T292/1021; Y10T74/00; Y10T74/20; Y10T74/20207; Y10T74/20256; Y10T74/20268; Y10T74/20274; Y10T74/20366; Y10T74/20528; Y10T74/20576; Y10T74/20732; Y10T74/20834; Y10T74/20852; Y10T74/20858
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
86 words
IN AN AUTOMOBILE, A NORMALLY CLOSED EXIT DOOR, HINGES FOR SAID DOOR, AN OPERATOR''S SEAT, AND ADJUSTABLE STEERING WHEEL SELECTIVELY POSITIONABLE RELATIVE TO SAID SEAT, RETRACTION MEANS ASSOCIATED WITH SAID ADJUSTABLE STEERING WHEEL FOR NORMALLY RETRACTING SAID WHEEL AWAY FROM SAID SEAT, A LATCH FOR NORMALLY HOLDING SAID WHEEL IN A PRESELECTED POSITION, VACUUM POWERED MEANS FOR RELEASING SAID LATCH, A VACUUM CONTROL VALVE ACTUATED BY ONE OF THE HINGES OF SAID DOOR AND VACUUM CONNECTIONS WHEREBY SAID WHEEL IS RETRACTED WHEN SAID DOOR IS OPENED.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
86 words
IN AN AUTOMOBILE, A NORMALLY CLOSED EXIT DOOR, HINGES FOR SAID DOOR, AN OPERATOR''S SEAT, AND ADJUSTABLE STEERING WHEEL SELECTIVELY POSITIONABLE RELATIVE TO SAID SEAT, RETRACTION MEANS ASSOCIATED WITH SAID ADJUSTABLE STEERING WHEEL FOR NORMALLY RETRACTING SAID WHEEL AWAY FROM SAID SEAT, A LATCH FOR NORMALLY HOLDING SAID WHEEL IN A PRESELECTED POSITION, VACUUM POWERED MEANS FOR RELEASING SAID LATCH, A VACUUM CONTROL VALVE ACTUATED BY ONE OF THE HINGES OF SAID DOOR AND VACUUM CONNECTIONS WHEREBY SAID WHEEL IS RETRACTED WHEN SAID DOOR IS OPENED.
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