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US3236561A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Vehicle steering wheel column mounting leg support

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-04-07
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Granted: 1966-02-22
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Expires: 1984-04-07
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Stephen P Sedlock

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 20:24
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60N; B60N2/00; B60N2/62

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 152 words
A LEG SUPPORT ADAPTED TO BE SECURED TO AND THE SUPPORTED FROM A VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN, SAID LEG SUPPORT COMPRISING AN ELONGATED ARM MEMBER INCLUDING MOUNTING MEANS INTERMEDIATE ITS OPPOSITE ENDS ADAPTING SAID ARM MEMBER TO BE MOUNTED ON AN UPRIGHT VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN WITH SAID ARM MEMBER HORIZONTALLY DISPOSED AND EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY OF THE ASSOCIATED VEHICLE, ABUTMENT MEANS DISPOSED ON AT LEAST ONE END OF SAID ARM MEMBER, MOUNTING MEANS MOUNTING SAID ABUTMENT MEANS ON SAID ONE END OF SAID ARM MEMBER FOR SWINGING MOVEMENT ABOUT AN AXIS GENERALLY PARALLELING SAID ARM MEMBER AND SHIFTING LONGITUDINALLY OF SAID ARM MEMBER, THE LAST-MENTIONED MOUNTING MEANS INCLUDING MEANS FRICTIONALLY RETAINING SAID ABUTMENT MEANS IN ADJUSTED ROTATED AND LONGITUDINALLY SHIFTED POSITIONS RELATIVE TO SAID ARM MEMBER AND ALSO MEANS MOUNTING SAID ABUTMENT MEANS FOR ROTATION ABOUT AN AXIS GENERALLY PARALLELING THE RADII OF THE ARC THROUGH WHICH SAID ABUTMENT MEANS IS SWINGABLE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 152 words
A LEG SUPPORT ADAPTED TO BE SECURED TO AND THE SUPPORTED FROM A VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN, SAID LEG SUPPORT COMPRISING AN ELONGATED ARM MEMBER INCLUDING MOUNTING MEANS INTERMEDIATE ITS OPPOSITE ENDS ADAPTING SAID ARM MEMBER TO BE MOUNTED ON AN UPRIGHT VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN WITH SAID ARM MEMBER HORIZONTALLY DISPOSED AND EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY OF THE ASSOCIATED VEHICLE, ABUTMENT MEANS DISPOSED ON AT LEAST ONE END OF SAID ARM MEMBER, MOUNTING MEANS MOUNTING SAID ABUTMENT MEANS ON SAID ONE END OF SAID ARM MEMBER FOR SWINGING MOVEMENT ABOUT AN AXIS GENERALLY PARALLELING SAID ARM MEMBER AND SHIFTING LONGITUDINALLY OF SAID ARM MEMBER, THE LAST-MENTIONED MOUNTING MEANS INCLUDING MEANS FRICTIONALLY RETAINING SAID ABUTMENT MEANS IN ADJUSTED ROTATED AND LONGITUDINALLY SHIFTED POSITIONS RELATIVE TO SAID ARM MEMBER AND ALSO MEANS MOUNTING SAID ABUTMENT MEANS FOR ROTATION ABOUT AN AXIS GENERALLY PARALLELING THE RADII OF THE ARC THROUGH WHICH SAID ABUTMENT MEANS IS SWINGABLE.

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