Patent · US Expired

Steering wheel insert

US5924199A · kind A · utility

2Cited by
14References
6Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateApr 30, 1996
Grant dateJul 20, 1999
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Expiry dateApr 30, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/49798
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method of making a one-piece steering wheel insert includes the steps of extruding material into an elongated continuous extrusion having a shape including an outer rim portion, a central hub portion and at least one spoke portion extending between the hub portion and the rim portion, cutting the extrusion into a plurality of blanks, and forming each of the blanks into a final shape of the steering wheel insert.

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