Add-on vehicle horn button actuator
US5276287A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 19, 1993 |
| Grant date | Jan 4, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 19, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T74/20834
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An add-on vehicle horn button actuator is mounted on an existing steering wheel over a portion of the periphery of its wheel portion with a generally triangularly shaped surface extending inwardly in overlying relation to the horn button of the steering wheel. A screw depending downwardly from the triangularly shaped surface is adjustable within an elongated slot on the triangularly shaped surface to accommodate to horn buttons having differing locations. When the triangularly shaped surface of the actuator is slapped or otherwise struck by the user, the screw engages the horn button and depresses it thereby actuating the vehicle horn.
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