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Anti-theft steering wheel lock for automobiles
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1991-04-24
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Granted: 1992-03-17
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Expires: 2011-04-24
Abstract
Abstract An anti-theft steering wheel lock comprises an elongated body member having a passage along an axis therethrough, an upper shield having an arcuate portion for covering the outer edge of a steering wheel and a flat board at one end, a lower shield also having an arcuate portion for covering the inner edge of the steering wheel and coacting with the upper shield. The elongate body also has a housing formed into a rectangular shape and having a long slot along one side for fixedly securing to the flat board, an a bore along the axis for securing a lock body, a square passage at one side of the housing diametrically opposed to the long slot for fixedly securing the elongated lock body and also for accepting a lock rod to control the movement of the housing, and two small square holes at its bottom for installing two latches. Each of the latches has a slidable detent that meshes with sprockets of the lock rod to control the movement of the housing relative to the lock rod. The device acts to lock the steering wheel by embracing its rim with the upper and the lower shields and extending an elongated body member from the opposed end of the housing so that it will limit the turning of the steering wheel.
Inventors
- 👤 Miun-Chang Lin
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 09:14
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60R; B60R25/00; B60R25/01; B60R25/02; B60R25/022; B60R25/0225; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T70/00; Y10T70/50; Y10T70/5611; Y10T70/5757; Y10T70/5765; Y10T70/5836; Y10T70/5841; Y10T70/5889; Y10T70/5894
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
257 words
An anti-theft steering wheel lock for automobiles, comprising: a rectangular shaped lock body having a bore along a first axis for receiving and fixedly securing a locking means, a square boss with a passage therethrough disposed along a second axis normal to said first axis, a slim boss formed along said second axis opposed to said square boss with a slot therein, and two small holes along a third axis normal to said first and second axes to accommodate two latches and communicating with both said bore and said square boss; an elongate body member having a passage extended along an axis therethrough, with one end connected to a square passage; an upper shield in an arcuate shape having an inner diameter of approximately the same size as the rim of a steering wheel and having a flat board extended at one end to be fixedly secured to said slot of said slim boss; a lower shield in an arcuate shape having an inner diameter of approximately the same size as the rim of said steering wheel and having a lock rod welded thereto, said lock rod having sprockets axially spaced thereon, wherein said upper and lower shields coact to embrace a portion of the steering wheel rim, and a portion of said elongate body member extends outwardly from said steering wheel rim at an acute angle with respect to a radius of the steering wheel where said axis of the elongate member intersects the steering wheel rim and thereby prevents substantial rotation of the steering wheel.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
257 words
An anti-theft steering wheel lock for automobiles, comprising: a rectangular shaped lock body having a bore along a first axis for receiving and fixedly securing a locking means, a square boss with a passage therethrough disposed along a second axis normal to said first axis, a slim boss formed along said second axis opposed to said square boss with a slot therein, and two small holes along a third axis normal to said first and second axes to accommodate two latches and communicating with both said bore and said square boss; an elongate body member having a passage extended along an axis therethrough, with one end connected to a square passage; an upper shield in an arcuate shape having an inner diameter of approximately the same size as the rim of a steering wheel and having a flat board extended at one end to be fixedly secured to said slot of said slim boss; a lower shield in an arcuate shape having an inner diameter of approximately the same size as the rim of said steering wheel and having a lock rod welded thereto, said lock rod having sprockets axially spaced thereon, wherein said upper and lower shields coact to embrace a portion of the steering wheel rim, and a portion of said elongate body member extends outwardly from said steering wheel rim at an acute angle with respect to a radius of the steering wheel where said axis of the elongate member intersects the steering wheel rim and thereby prevents substantial rotation of the steering wheel.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
An anti-theft steering wheel lock for automobiles according to claim 1, wherein: said passage of said lock body has a boss to fixedly secure with said elongated body member.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
253 words
An anti-theft steering wheel lock for automobiles comprising: a rectangular shaped lock body having a bore along a first axis for receiving and fixedly securing a locking means, a square boss with a passage therethrough disposed along a second axis normal to said first axis, a slim boss formed along said second axis opposed to said square boss with a slot therein, and two small holes along a third axis normal to said first and second axes to accommodate two latches and communicating with both said bore and said square boss; an elongate body member having a passage extending along an axis therethrough, with one end connected to a square passage; an upper shield in an arcuate shape having an inner diameter of approximately the same size as the rim of a steering wheel and having a flat board extended at one end to be fixedly secured to said slot of said slim boss; a lower shield in an arcuate shape having an inner diameter of approximately the same size as the rim of said steering wheel and having a lock rod welded thereto, said lock rod having sprockets axially spaced thereon, wherein said upper and lower shields coact to embrace a portion of the steering wheel rim, and a portion of said elongate body member prevents the substantial rotation of the steering wheel, and wherein said first latch comprises a square post having a recess at its middle portion and a slanting surface from a back surface to a front bottom end.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
253 words
An anti-theft steering wheel lock for automobiles comprising: a rectangular shaped lock body having a bore along a first axis for receiving and fixedly securing a locking means, a square boss with a passage therethrough disposed along a second axis normal to said first axis, a slim boss formed along said second axis opposed to said square boss with a slot therein, and two small holes along a third axis normal to said first and second axes to accommodate two latches and communicating with both said bore and said square boss; an elongate body member having a passage extending along an axis therethrough, with one end connected to a square passage; an upper shield in an arcuate shape having an inner diameter of approximately the same size as the rim of a steering wheel and having a flat board extended at one end to be fixedly secured to said slot of said slim boss; a lower shield in an arcuate shape having an inner diameter of approximately the same size as the rim of said steering wheel and having a lock rod welded thereto, said lock rod having sprockets axially spaced thereon, wherein said upper and lower shields coact to embrace a portion of the steering wheel rim, and a portion of said elongate body member prevents the substantial rotation of the steering wheel, and wherein said first latch comprises a square post having a recess at its middle portion and a slanting surface from a back surface to a front bottom end.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
256 words
An anti-theft steering wheel lock for automobiles comprising: a rectangular shaped lock body having a bore along a first axis for receiving and fixedly securing a locking means, a square boss with a passage therethrough disposed along a second axis normal to said first axis, a slim boss formed along said second axis opposed to said square boss with a slot therein, and two small holes along a third axis normal to said first and second axes to accommodate two latches and communicating with both said bore and said square boss; an elongate body member having a passage extended along an axis therethrough, with one end connected to a square passage; an upper shield in an arcuate shape having an inner diameter of approximately the same size as the rim of a steering wheel and having a flat board extended at one end to be fixedly secured to said slot of said slim boss; a lower shield in an arcuate shape having an inner diameter of approximately the same size as the rim of said steering wheel and having a lock rod welded thereto, said lock rod having sprockets axially spaced thereon, wherein said upper and lower shields coact to embrace a portion of the steering wheel rim, and a portion of said elongate body member prevents the substantial rotation of the steering wheel, and wherein said second latch is also a square post having a recess at its middle portion and a slanting surface from a back surface half way to a front bottom end.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
256 words
An anti-theft steering wheel lock for automobiles comprising: a rectangular shaped lock body having a bore along a first axis for receiving and fixedly securing a locking means, a square boss with a passage therethrough disposed along a second axis normal to said first axis, a slim boss formed along said second axis opposed to said square boss with a slot therein, and two small holes along a third axis normal to said first and second axes to accommodate two latches and communicating with both said bore and said square boss; an elongate body member having a passage extended along an axis therethrough, with one end connected to a square passage; an upper shield in an arcuate shape having an inner diameter of approximately the same size as the rim of a steering wheel and having a flat board extended at one end to be fixedly secured to said slot of said slim boss; a lower shield in an arcuate shape having an inner diameter of approximately the same size as the rim of said steering wheel and having a lock rod welded thereto, said lock rod having sprockets axially spaced thereon, wherein said upper and lower shields coact to embrace a portion of the steering wheel rim, and a portion of said elongate body member prevents the substantial rotation of the steering wheel, and wherein said second latch is also a square post having a recess at its middle portion and a slanting surface from a back surface half way to a front bottom end.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
39 words
An anti-theft steering wheel lock for automobiles according to claim 1, wherein: said respective passages of said locking member and said lock body are connected in such a way that said lock rod may move therein in telescopic fashion.
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