US3270708A
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Steering wheel turn indicator
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1965-08-23
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Granted: 1966-09-06
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Expires: 1985-08-23
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Joseph A Freed
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 06:38
CPC Classifications
B; B62; B62D; B62D15/00; B62D15/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
255 words
IN A STEERING WHEEL TURN INDICATOR THE COMBINATION OF A TRANSPARENT MAIN BODY OF ELLIPSOIDAL CONFIGURATION COMPRISED OF A RIGHT AND LEFT BODY ELEMENT, EACH OF SAID BODY ELEMENTS HAVING A SEMI-ELLIPSOIDAL BOWED PORTION BETWEEN OPPOSITE ENDS, EACH OF SAID BODY ELEMENTS HAVING ONE OF THEIR SAID ENDS PIVOTALLY SECURED TOGETHER, A SEMI-CIRCULAR RING COMPONENT ADJACENT THE OTHER OF SAID ENDS ON EACH SAID BODY ELEMENT, SAID SEMI-CIRCULAR RING COMPONENTS TOGETHER FORMING A RING WHEN SAID BODY ELEMENTS ARE ASSEMBLED TOGETHER TO FORM SAID MAIN BODY; SAID RING HAVING A CENTRAL OPENING FOR RECEIVING AN AUTOMOBILE STEERING POST THERETHROUGH, EACH SAID RING COMPONENT COMPRISING A SEMI-CIRCULAR PORTION BETWEEN OPPOSITE ENDS FORMED INTO LUGS SUPPORTING NUT BOLT MEANS FOR FRICTIONAL SECUREMENT OF SAID RING AROUND SAID AUTOMOBILE STEERING POST, AND RADIAL INDICATION MEANS ON SAID MAIN BODY, SAID RADIAL INDICATION MEANS COMPRISING A PAIR OF SIDE WALLS, A BOTTOM WALL AND AN UPPER WALL BETWEEN AN INTERMEDIATE PART OF SAID SIDE WALLS, SAID WALLS FORMING EACH SAID SEMI-ELLIPSOIDAL BOWED PORTIONS, SAID WALLS ENCLOSING A SEMI-ELLIPSOIDAL POCKET, A REMOVABLE SEMIELLIPSOIDAL DIAL WITHIN EACH OF SAID POCKETS, NUMERICAL DESIGNATIONS ON SAID DIALS, AN OPENING THROUGH SAID UPPER WALLS OVER EACH SAID NUMERICAL DESIGNATION, AND AN ASSOCIATE MEMBER SECURED TO AN AUTOMOBILE STEERING WHEEL, SAID MEMBER COMPRISING A CLAMP, A SLIDE LEVER AND TURN LEVER, SAID CLAMP HAVING AN EXTENSION WITH AN ARROW IMPRINTED THEREUPON FOR RADIALLY ALIGNING SAID MEMBER WITH ONE OF SAID NUMERICAL DESIGNATIONS TO INDICATE TO A DRIVER THE DIRECTIONAL ANGLE OF THE AUTOMOBILE FRONT WHEELS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
255 words
IN A STEERING WHEEL TURN INDICATOR THE COMBINATION OF A TRANSPARENT MAIN BODY OF ELLIPSOIDAL CONFIGURATION COMPRISED OF A RIGHT AND LEFT BODY ELEMENT, EACH OF SAID BODY ELEMENTS HAVING A SEMI-ELLIPSOIDAL BOWED PORTION BETWEEN OPPOSITE ENDS, EACH OF SAID BODY ELEMENTS HAVING ONE OF THEIR SAID ENDS PIVOTALLY SECURED TOGETHER, A SEMI-CIRCULAR RING COMPONENT ADJACENT THE OTHER OF SAID ENDS ON EACH SAID BODY ELEMENT, SAID SEMI-CIRCULAR RING COMPONENTS TOGETHER FORMING A RING WHEN SAID BODY ELEMENTS ARE ASSEMBLED TOGETHER TO FORM SAID MAIN BODY; SAID RING HAVING A CENTRAL OPENING FOR RECEIVING AN AUTOMOBILE STEERING POST THERETHROUGH, EACH SAID RING COMPONENT COMPRISING A SEMI-CIRCULAR PORTION BETWEEN OPPOSITE ENDS FORMED INTO LUGS SUPPORTING NUT BOLT MEANS FOR FRICTIONAL SECUREMENT OF SAID RING AROUND SAID AUTOMOBILE STEERING POST, AND RADIAL INDICATION MEANS ON SAID MAIN BODY, SAID RADIAL INDICATION MEANS COMPRISING A PAIR OF SIDE WALLS, A BOTTOM WALL AND AN UPPER WALL BETWEEN AN INTERMEDIATE PART OF SAID SIDE WALLS, SAID WALLS FORMING EACH SAID SEMI-ELLIPSOIDAL BOWED PORTIONS, SAID WALLS ENCLOSING A SEMI-ELLIPSOIDAL POCKET, A REMOVABLE SEMIELLIPSOIDAL DIAL WITHIN EACH OF SAID POCKETS, NUMERICAL DESIGNATIONS ON SAID DIALS, AN OPENING THROUGH SAID UPPER WALLS OVER EACH SAID NUMERICAL DESIGNATION, AND AN ASSOCIATE MEMBER SECURED TO AN AUTOMOBILE STEERING WHEEL, SAID MEMBER COMPRISING A CLAMP, A SLIDE LEVER AND TURN LEVER, SAID CLAMP HAVING AN EXTENSION WITH AN ARROW IMPRINTED THEREUPON FOR RADIALLY ALIGNING SAID MEMBER WITH ONE OF SAID NUMERICAL DESIGNATIONS TO INDICATE TO A DRIVER THE DIRECTIONAL ANGLE OF THE AUTOMOBILE FRONT WHEELS.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1969-09-05 | 1970-03-07 | 1970-09-06 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1973-09-05 | 1974-03-07 | 1974-09-06 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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