Steering wheel disabling device

#The instant invention relates generally to car lock devices and more specifically it relates to a steering wheel disabling device.

#Numerous car lock devices have been provided in prior art that are adapted to be attached to steering wheels to prevent the unauthorized driving of automobiles. For example, U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,848,110 to Kuo; 5,031,428 to Jan et al.; 5,107,691 to Wu and 5,113,672 to Wang all are illustrative of such prior art.

#While these units may be suitable for the particular purpose to which they address, they would not be as suitable for the purposes of the present invention as heretofore described.

#The Figures on the drawings are briefly described as follows:

#FIG. 1 is a diagrammatic perspective view of a first embodiment of the instant invention in use;

#FIG. 2 is an enlarged top view taken generally in the direction of arrow 2 in FIG. 1 of just the instant invention installed on a steering wheel;

#Turning now descriptively to the drawings, in which similar reference characters denote similar elements throughout the several views, FIGS. 1 through 7 illustrate a first embodiment of a disabling device 20 for a steering wheel 22 of a motor vehicle 24, which consists of an elongated rod 26. Components 28 are for locking the elongated rod 26 onto the steering wheel 22, to prevent a thief from turning the steering wheel 22 when attempting to steal the motor vehicle 24.

#The locking components 28 are a pair of brackets 30, 32 spaced apart on the elongated rod 26. Each bracket 30, 32 can engage an opposite portion of the steering wheel 22, with opposite ends of the elongated rod 26 extending beyond the steering wheel 22.

#Each bracket 30, 32 is U-shaped and includes a base 34 and two legs 36 extending from the base 34, to fit over one portion of the steering wheel 22. The base 34 has a bore 38 therethrough to receive the elongated rod 26, while the legs 36 have aligned apertures 40 therethrough to accept a padlock 42.