Column security device
OwnerRobert A. Vitoinventor
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Abstract
An anti-theft device for securing a steering wheel of a vehicle. The anti-theft device includes at least one bracing member adapted to be positioned over a portion of a steering column and over a portion of the steering wheel. A column engaging member is detachably engageable with the bracing member to, in combination with the bracing member, form a linkage adapted to substantially surround the steering column in an installed configuration. A locking mechanism is adapted to detachably lock the anti-theft device in the installed configuration.
Claims18
An anti-theft device for securing a steering wheel of a vehicle, the steering wheel being rotatably mounted on a steering column, the steering wheel having a hub, the anti-theft device comprising:
- at least one plate adapted to cover a portion of the steering column and a portion of the hub, the at least one plate defining a generally planar two dimensional array of potential contact points for the portion of the steering column and the portion of the hub;
- a column engaging member removably slidably positionable over the steering column, the column engaging member being detachably engageable with the at least one plate to, in combination with the at least one plate, form a linkage adapted to substantially surround the steering column in an installed configuration;
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- a locking mechanism adapted to detachably lock the anti-theft device in the installed configuration.
An anti-theft device for securing a steering wheel of a vehicle, the steering wheel being rotatably mounted on a steering column, the steering wheel having a hub, the anti-theft device comprising:
- at least one perimeter defining tube, adapted to cover a portion of the steering column and a portion of the hub, wherein the at least one perimeter defining tube defines an enclosed area that overlaps the portion of the steering column and the portion of the hub;
- a column engaging member detachably slidably engageable with the at least one perimeter defining tube to, in combination with the at least one perimeter defining tube, form a linkage adapted to substantially surround the steering column in an installed configuration;
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- a locking mechanism adapted to detachably lock the anti-theft device in the installed configuration.
A combination anti-theft device and steering wheel of a vehicle, the steering wheel being rotatably mounted on a steering column, the anti-theft device being adapted to detachably secure the steering wheel, the combination comprising:
- the steering wheel and the steering column;
- at least one plate being positionable to cover a portion of the steering column and a portion of the steering wheel;
- a column engaging member removably slidably positionable over the steering column, the column engaging member being detachably engageable with the at least one plate to, in combination with the at least one plate, form a linkage adapted to substantially surround the steering column in an installed configuration;
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- a locking mechanism adapted to detachably lock the anti-theft device in the installed configuration.
An anti-theft device for securing a steering wheel of a vehicle, the steering wheel being rotatably mounted on a steering column, the steering wheel having a hub, the anti-theft device comprising:
- at least one plate adapted to cover a portion of the steering column and to prevent the hub from rotating relative to the steering column;
- a column engaging member detachably slidably engageable with the at least one plate to, in combination with the at least one plate, form a linkage adapted to substantially surround the steering column in an installed configuration;
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- a locking mechanism adapted to detachably lock the anti-theft device in the installed configuration.
An anti-theft device for securing a steering wheel of a vehicle, the steering wheel being rotatably mounted on a steering column, the steering wheel having a hub, the anti-theft device comprising:
- at least one perimeter defining tube, the at least one perimeter defining tube being adapted to cover a portion of the steering column and to prevent rotation of the hub relative to the steering wheel, the at least one perimeter defining tube defining at least two generally linear arrangements of potential contact points for the steering column and the hub;
- a column engaging member detachably engageable with the at least one perimeter defining tube to, in combination with the at least one perimeter defining tube, form a linkage adapted to substantially surround the steering column in an installed configuration;
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- a locking mechanism adapted to detachably lock the anti-theft device in the installed configuration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.