Anti-theft device adapted to be mounted to the steering wheel of a vehicle
OwnerAnthony LiCausiinventor
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Abstract
An anti-theft device is disclosed which is adapted to be mounted to the steering wheel of a vehicle. The device includes a yoke member adapted to be positioned on the steering column. The yoke member includes a key housing shield adapted to cover and protect the key housing on the steering column when the device is mounted in place. The device further includes a bent bracket member having one end adapted to be mounted to the yoke member and another end adapted to engage with a spoke of the wheel to prevent rotation of the steering wheel in a predetermined direction.
Claims24
An anti-theft device adapted to be mounted to a steering wheel of a vehicle wherein the wheel has a hub, a spoke extending radially out from the hub, a steering column extending axially back from the hub, and a key housing on the steering column, the device comprising:
- a yoke member adapted to be positioned on the steering column;
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- a bent bracket member having a first portion adapted to be mounted to said yoke member and having a second portion adapted to engage with the spoke of the wheel;
- said yoke member including a U-band segment having upper and lower legs and a base, said upper and lower legs extending respectively across upper and lower surfaces of the steering column;
- said yoke member further including a positioning bracket adapted to be received in a space between the hub and the steering column to provide axial positioning of said device on the steering wheel to which said device is mounted;
- said bracket member having a vertical leg that includes said first portion of said member and having a foot that includes said second portion of said member;
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- said bracket member further having a segment connected said foot and said vertical leg, said connecting segment having a forwardly extending portion adapted to be engaged by the spoke to prevent rotation of the steering wheel in a predetermined direction.
An anti-theft device adapted to be mounted to a steering wheel of a vehicle wherein the wheel has a hub, a spoke extending radially out from the hub, a steering column extending axially back from the hub, and a key housing on the steering column, the device comprising:
- a yoke member adapted to be positioned on the steering column;
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- a bent bracket member having a first end adapted to be mounted to said yoke member and having a second end adapted to engage with the spoke of the wheel;
- said yoke member including a U-band segment having upper and lower legs and a base, each of said upper and lower legs extending across respective upper and lower surfaces of the steering column and having an opening in the respective end portions thereof;
- a key housing shield mounted on said yoke member to cover the key housing on the steering column of the wheel on which said device is mounted;
- said bracket member having a vertical leg that includes said first end of said member and having a foot that includes said second end of said member;
- said first end of said bracket member extending through the openings in the leg ends of said U-band segment and having an opening adapted to receive a hasp portion of a lock;
- said first end of said bracket member further having a slot located beneath the opening therein, said slot being disposed to receive an edge portion defining the opening in said upper leg of said U-band segment when said bracket member is mounted to said yoke member;
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- said bracket member further having a segment connecting said foot and said vertical leg, said connecting segment having a forwardly extending portion adapted to be engaged by the spoke to prevent rotation of the steering wheel in a predetermined direction.
An anti-theft device adapted to be mounted to a steering wheel of a vehicle wherein the wheel has a hub, a spoke extending radially out from the hub, a steering column extending axially back from the hub, and a key housing on the steering column, the device comprising:
- a yoke member adapted to be positioned on the steering column;
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- a bent bracket member having a first end adapted to be mounted to said yoke member and having a second end adapted to engage with the spoke of the wheel;
- said yoke member including a U-band segment having upper and lower legs and a base, said upper and lower legs extending respectively across upper and lower surfaces of the steering column;
- said bracket member having a vertical leg that includes said first end of said member and having a foot that includes said second end of said member;
- coupling means to connect the vertical leg of said bracket member to the U-band segment of said yoke member;
- said coupling means comprising a slot in said vertical leg of said bracket member, said slot being disposed to receive an edge portion defining the opening in said upper leg of said U-band segment when said bracket member is mounted to said yoke member;
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- said bracket member further having a segment connecting said foot and said vertical leg, said connecting segment having a forwardly extending portion adapted to be engaged by the spoke to prevent rotation of the steering wheel in a predetermined direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.