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Steering wheel cover

US9452771B2 · kind B2 · utility

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2References

14Claims

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Inventors

Yu He · Sunnyvale, US
Jiangqiang You · Ningbo City, CN

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 5, 2013
Grant date	Sep 27, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 2, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T74/2087
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A steering wheel cover that includes an outer cover layer and an inner core layer coupled to the outer cover layer is disclosed herein. The inner core layer includes an inner surface shaped to form and self-maintain an annular channel sized to receiving an automobile steering wheel therein. The inner core layer has a composition that includes ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) and one or more hardening agents. The composition of the inner core layer may also include a flexibility agent, a de-molding agent, a flowing agent, an emollient, an oxidizing agent, a cross-linking agent, a coloring agent, a curing agent, and a foaming agent. The inner core layer may also include one or more ribs extending from an inner surface of the inner core layer.

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