US3279277A
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Adjustable steering wheel
Assignee: International Motors LLC
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Filing: 1964-12-04
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Granted: 1966-10-18
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Expires: 1984-12-04
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Edwin L Stevens
- 👤 Eugene J Krukow
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 14:34
CPC Classifications
B; B62; B62D; B62D1/00; B62D1/02; B62D1/16; B62D1/18; B62D49/00; B62D49/06; B62D49/0692
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
163 words
AN ADJUSTABLE STEERING WHEEL MECHANISM FOR STEERABLE VEHICLES AND THE LIKE AND COMPRISING A CASING HAVING A FORWARD OPENING AND A VERTICAL SLOT; AN ELONGATED VERTICALLY ADJUSTABLE POST MOUNTED IN SAID CASING, AN ELONGATED RACHET ARRANGED AXIALLY OF AND SECURED TO SAID POST; A PEDAL OPERATED PAWL EXTENDED THROUGH SAID CASING AND ADAPTED TO RELEASABLY ENGAGE SAID RACHET TO SUPPORT SAID POST IN VERTICALLY ADJUSTED POSITIONS; A PAIR OF SPACED APART ARMS CARRIED ON AN UPPER END PORTION OF SAID POST; A STEERING WHEEL HAVING A MOUNTING EXTENSION DISPOSED BETWEEN SAID ARMS; A THREADED MEMBER EXTENDING THROUGH SAID ARMS AND SAID EXTENSION AND PROVIDING AN AXIS OF ROCKING FOR SAID STEERING WHEEL, SAID THREADED MEMBER ALSO EXTENDING THROUGH SAID VERTICAL SLOT FORMED IN THE CASING SUCH THAT SAID SLOT LIMITS THE RANGE OF VERTICAL ADJUSTMENT OF SAID POST; AND SAID ARMS ACTUABLE BY ROTATION OF SAID THREADED MEMBER FOR RELEASABLY SECURING SAID STEERING WHEEL IN ADJUSTED POSITIONS RELATIVE TO SAID SPACED APART ARMS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
163 words
AN ADJUSTABLE STEERING WHEEL MECHANISM FOR STEERABLE VEHICLES AND THE LIKE AND COMPRISING A CASING HAVING A FORWARD OPENING AND A VERTICAL SLOT; AN ELONGATED VERTICALLY ADJUSTABLE POST MOUNTED IN SAID CASING, AN ELONGATED RACHET ARRANGED AXIALLY OF AND SECURED TO SAID POST; A PEDAL OPERATED PAWL EXTENDED THROUGH SAID CASING AND ADAPTED TO RELEASABLY ENGAGE SAID RACHET TO SUPPORT SAID POST IN VERTICALLY ADJUSTED POSITIONS; A PAIR OF SPACED APART ARMS CARRIED ON AN UPPER END PORTION OF SAID POST; A STEERING WHEEL HAVING A MOUNTING EXTENSION DISPOSED BETWEEN SAID ARMS; A THREADED MEMBER EXTENDING THROUGH SAID ARMS AND SAID EXTENSION AND PROVIDING AN AXIS OF ROCKING FOR SAID STEERING WHEEL, SAID THREADED MEMBER ALSO EXTENDING THROUGH SAID VERTICAL SLOT FORMED IN THE CASING SUCH THAT SAID SLOT LIMITS THE RANGE OF VERTICAL ADJUSTMENT OF SAID POST; AND SAID ARMS ACTUABLE BY ROTATION OF SAID THREADED MEMBER FOR RELEASABLY SECURING SAID STEERING WHEEL IN ADJUSTED POSITIONS RELATIVE TO SAID SPACED APART ARMS.
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