Patent · US Expired

Steering wheel

US5768948A · kind A · utility

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5Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 10, 1996
Grant dateJun 23, 1998
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Expiry dateOct 10, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T74/20834
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A steering wheel assembly in which a main body is slidably connected to a boss for connecting the steering wheel onto a steering shaft. The steering wheel main body has a connecting plate with a pair of tapered guide rails that will slidably receive a hooking portion therein. When the hooking portion is inserted into the guide rails, the position of the steering wheel main body is defined at a desired position relative to the shaft.

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