# US 12,600,400 B2 · Steering wheel grip assembly for automobiles > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,600,400 B2 - Document ID: US12600400B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/777,527 - Filed: 2024-07-18 - Published: 2025-04-24 - Granted: 2026-04-14 - Earliest claimed: 2023-10-23 - Assignees: Samilbnc Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Samilbnc Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Hyun Ju Lee - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12600400B2 ## CPC - B62D 1/06: Rims, e.g. with heating means; Rim covers (B62D1/11 takes precedence) - B62D: MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS (steering, or guiding on a desired track, of agricultural machines or implements A01B69/00; wheels, castors, axles, increasing wheel adhesion B60B; vehicle tyres, tyre inflation or tyre changing B60C; connections between vehicles of a train or the like B60D; vehicles for use on rail and road, amphibious or convertible vehicles B60F; suspension arrangements B60G; heating, cooling, ventilating or other air treating devices B60H; windows, windscreens, non-fixed roofs, doors or similar devices, protective coverings for vehicles not in use B60J; propulsion plant arrangements, auxiliary drives, transmissions, controls, instrumentation or dashboards B60K; electric equipment or propulsion of electrically-propelled vehicles B60L; power supply for electrically-propelled vehicles B60M; passenger accommodation not otherwise provided for B60N; adaptations for load transportation or to carry special loads or objects B60P; arrangement of signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor, for vehicles in general B60Q; vehicles, vehicle fittings or vehicle parts not otherwise provided for B60R; servicing, cleaning, repairing, supporting, lifting, or manoeuvring, not otherwise provided for, B60S; brake arrangements, brake control systems or parts thereof B60T; air-cushion vehicles B60V; motor-cycles, accessories therefor B62J, B62K; testing of vehicles G01M) ## Abstract Provided is a steering wheel grip assembly for automobiles, and more in detail, the steering wheel grip assembly which can achieve acupressure effect while being attached to a part of the car steering wheel, and the grip assembly can achieve, while driving or parking, prevention of drowsiness, recovery from fatigue, improvement of concentration, and relief from stress. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A steering wheel grip assembly for automobiles, comprising: a grip body attachable to a car steering wheel, configured for covering partially an outer circumference of the car steering wheel, and having a plurality of body protrusions disposed on an outer side surface thereof and an opening disposed at an end of the grip body and partially surrounding the outer circumference; and a fidget mounted on the grip body, wherein the fidget comprises: a housing comprising an exterior of the fidget and mounted on the grip body; and an operator mounted on the housing, wherein the operator is configured to be operated by a user with fingers while the user grips the grip body, wherein the fidget further comprises: a lower housing including a mounting groove; an upper housing covering the lower housing and including an exposure hole disposed on the mounting groove; and an operation gear disposed in the mounting groove and exposed outside through the exposure hole. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The steering wheel grip assembly according to claim 1, wherein the grip body includes: a grip having a width and an area, along a longitudinal direction and a circumferential direction of the grip body, and including the plurality of body protrusions; and a fidget mounting groove in which the fidget is mounted, wherein the fidget mounting groove is disposed at a front or a rear of the grip body, and the fidget mounting groove is disposed at one side of the grip body in the longitudinal direction of the grip body, such that, when a palm of the user grips the grip, a thumb or an index finger of the user can be positioned on the fidget. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The steering wheel grip assembly according to claim 1, wherein the grip body includes: a grip having a width and an area, along a longitudinal and circumferential direction of the grip body, and including the plurality of body protrusions; and a mounting groove in which the fidget is mounted, wherein the mounting groove is disposed at a rear of the grip body and at one side of the grip body in the longitudinal direction, such that, when a palm of the user grips the grip, an index finger of the user can be positioned on the fidget. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The steering wheel grip assembly according to claim 1, wherein the operation gear comprises: a gear body including a cog; and a gear shaft including a polygonal shaft having at least one edge, and wherein the mounting groove comprises: a gear groove on which the gear body is disposed; and a shaft groove disposed at both sides of the gear groove, wherein the gear shaft is disposed on the shaft groove. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The steering wheel grip assembly according to claim 1, wherein the fidget further comprises: a ball button disposed on the lower housing, wherein at least a portion of the ball button is exposed outside through the exposure hole; and a leaf spring disposed in the mounting groove and below the ball button. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The steering wheel grip assembly according to claim 5, wherein the ball button is a sphere-shaped button having a diameter, wherein the ball button reverses the leaf spring when an external force is applied and the ball button is pressed, and wherein the leaf spring is restored when the external force is removed. ### Claim 7 A steering wheel grip assembly for automobiles, comprising: a grip body attachable to a car steering wheel, configured for covering partially an outer circumference of the car steering wheel, and having a plurality of body protrusions disposed on an outer side surface thereof and an opening disposed at an end of the grip body and partially surrounding the outer circumference; and a fidget mounted on the grip body, wherein the fidget comprises: a housing comprising an exterior of the fidget and mounted on the grip body; and an operator mounted on the housing, wherein the operator is configured to be operated by a user with fingers while the user grips the grip body, wherein the fidget comprises: a lower housing including a mounting groove; an upper housing covering the lower housing and including an exposure hole disposed on the mounting groove; a pressing button disposed on the lower housing, wherein at least a portion of the pressing button is exposed outside through the exposure hole; and a leaf spring disposed in the mounting groove and below the pressing button. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The steering wheel grip assembly according to claim 7, wherein the pressing button comprises: a base board having an area; a button protrusion having a height and disposed at an upper surface of the base board; and a lower protrusion disposed at a lower surface of the base board and below the pressing button, wherein the lower protrusion is in contact with the leaf spring when an external force is not applied, wherein the lower protrusion descends and reverses the leaf spring when the pressing button is pressed by the external force and the lower protrusion is pressed, and wherein the leaf spring is restored when the external force is removed. ### Claim 9 A steering wheel grip assembly for automobiles, comprising: a grip body attachable to a car steering wheel, configured for covering partially an outer circumference of the car steering wheel, and having a plurality of body protrusions disposed on an outer side surface thereof and an opening disposed at an end of the grip body and partially surrounding the outer circumference; and a fidget mounted on the grip body, wherein the fidget comprises: a housing comprising an exterior of the fidget and mounted on the grip body; and an operator mounted on the housing, wherein the operator is configured to be operated by a user with fingers while the user grips the grip body, wherein the fidget comprises: a fidget housing including a mounting groove and a shaft hole extending in a direction intersecting the mounting groove; a panel steel plate disposed on a lower surface of the mounting groove; a seesaw button disposed in the mounting groove and on the panel steel plate; and a magnet disposed on a lower portion of the seesaw button, wherein the seesaw button is configured for seesaw movement around a seesaw shaft penetrating the shaft hole, wherein the magnet is disposed symmetrically at both ends of the lower portion of the seesaw button with the seesaw shaft as a center, and wherein the magnet is disposed at both ends of the panel steel plate in a longitudinal direction. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The steering wheel grip assembly according to claim 9, wherein the fidget housing comprises: a side wall comprising an outer peripheral portion of the fidget housing and surrounding the mounting groove; an open slot disposed at the side wall; and a fixing pin disposed in the mounting groove and spaced apart from the lower surface of the mounting groove, wherein the fixing pin is open in a direction toward the open slot, wherein the panel steel plate is inserted into the mounting groove through the open slot, and wherein the panel steel plate is fixed between the fixing pin and the lower surface of the mounting groove.