US3214994A
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Steering column noise barrier
Assignee: Ford Motor Co
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Filing: 1962-12-18
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Granted: 1965-11-02
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Expires: 1982-12-18
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Jr Homer S Tolan
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 18:30
CPC Classifications
B; B62; B62D; B62D1/00; B62D1/02; B62D1/16; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T74/00; Y10T74/20; Y10T74/20207; Y10T74/20299
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
148 words
IN AN AUTOMOBILE HAVING AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND A PASSENGER COMPARTMENT, THE COMBINATION COMPRISING A STEERING COLUMN WHICH COMMUNICATES WITH THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT, SAID STEERING COLUMN HAVING A STEERING COLUMN TUBE, AND A STEERING SHAFT MOVABLE WITHIN SAID STEERING COLUMN TUBE, A FIRST NOISE BARRIER MEANS FOR PREVENTING THE TRANSMISSION OF NOISE FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT TO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT, SAID FIRST NOISE BARRIER MEANS COMPRISING A RINGLIKE MEMBER ATTACHED TO THE STEERING SHAFT, A SECOND NOISE BARRIER MEANS FOR PREVENTING THE TRANSMISSION OF NOISE FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT TO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT, SAID SECOND NOISE BARRIER MEANS COMPRISING A FLEXIBLE CIRCULAR CHANNEL MEMBER POSITIONED ADJACENT SAID RING-LIKE MEMBER AND ATTACHED TO SAID STEERING COLUMN TUBE AND AN INSERT ATTACHED TO THE INTERIOR OF SAID FLEXIBLE CHANNEL, SAID RING MEMBER EXTENDING INTO THE INTERIOR OR SAID FLEXIBLE CHANNEL AND INTO ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID INSERT.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
148 words
IN AN AUTOMOBILE HAVING AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND A PASSENGER COMPARTMENT, THE COMBINATION COMPRISING A STEERING COLUMN WHICH COMMUNICATES WITH THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT, SAID STEERING COLUMN HAVING A STEERING COLUMN TUBE, AND A STEERING SHAFT MOVABLE WITHIN SAID STEERING COLUMN TUBE, A FIRST NOISE BARRIER MEANS FOR PREVENTING THE TRANSMISSION OF NOISE FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT TO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT, SAID FIRST NOISE BARRIER MEANS COMPRISING A RINGLIKE MEMBER ATTACHED TO THE STEERING SHAFT, A SECOND NOISE BARRIER MEANS FOR PREVENTING THE TRANSMISSION OF NOISE FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT TO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT, SAID SECOND NOISE BARRIER MEANS COMPRISING A FLEXIBLE CIRCULAR CHANNEL MEMBER POSITIONED ADJACENT SAID RING-LIKE MEMBER AND ATTACHED TO SAID STEERING COLUMN TUBE AND AN INSERT ATTACHED TO THE INTERIOR OF SAID FLEXIBLE CHANNEL, SAID RING MEMBER EXTENDING INTO THE INTERIOR OR SAID FLEXIBLE CHANNEL AND INTO ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID INSERT.
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