Steering wheel steering aid
OwnerTony U. Otaniinventor
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Abstract
An aid to steering of a vehicle having directional control defined by rotation of a steering wheel consists of a wedge shaped member strapped to an operator's thigh, having a pliable, frictional surface material for mating with the outside rim of the steering wheel. An alternative embodiment provides for a sleep alarm to sound when biasing between the invention and the steering wheel slackens.
Claims10
An aid to steering of a vehicle having directional control defined by rotation of a steering wheel, comprising:
- a main body having a lower section curved for fitting over a thigh of a driver seated in said vehicle and an upper section having a pliable, frictional surface for mating with a conventional steering wheel rim of said vehicle, said main body being sized to allow said rim mating to occur as desired by said driver when said lower section is attached to said thigh;
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- means for attaching said lower section to said thigh.
An aid to steering of a vehicle having directional control defined by rotation of a steering wheel, comprising:
- a wedge shaped and tapered main body having a lower section curved for fitting over a thigh of a driver seated in said vehicle and an upper section having a pliable, frictional surface curved for mating with a conventional steering wheel rim of said vehicle, said main body being sized to allow said rim mating to occur as desired by said driver when said lower section is attached to said thigh;
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- means for attaching said lower section to said thigh.
Method for steering of a vehicle having directional control defined by rotation of a steering wheel, comprising:
- providing a means for a third contact point between a driver and the steering wheel using said driver's thigh;
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- steering said vehicle using at least one hand on said wheel while simultaneously rotating said thigh until said third contact point means biases against said steering wheel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.