Gear post steering column shackle

Claim 1

A rotatable steering column shackle protection device for removably mounting around a steering column housing below an ignition switch comprising: a collar shackle defining a first generally semicircular solid band and a second generally semicircular solid band hingeably connected together circumscribing and totally enclosing a portion of said steering column housing; at least one of said bands having at least one opening therein for cooperating with a gear shift lever and for limiting rotational and axial movement of said collar on said steering column housing; means for holding, adjustably tightening, and locking said bands together comprising a bracket having an opening therein extending from said first band, a flange having an opening therein extending from said second band, and a longitudinal member rotatably connected to said bracket threadably engageable with said opening of said flange, and the distal end of said first band overlapping the distal end of said second band upon tightening said means for holding, adjustably tightening and locking said bands together; a lock latch assembly comprising a lock removably mounted and enclosed within said bracket in cooperation with said longitudinal member extending therefrom being secured to said bracket for adjusting the tightness of said first band with said second band around said steering column housing and locking said first band and said second band together; and a protective cover for protecting said means for holding, adjustably tightening and locking said bands together.