Steering wheel mounted test device

A diagnostic test device for mounting to an automobile steering wheel having an outer ring connected to a center hub that houses an air bag, the test device comprising:

• a housing having a control panel, an electronic circuit, and one or more supports adapted to mount said housing on the outer ring of the automobile steering wheel, said electronic circuit being contained within said housing and having at least one input for receiving diagnostic information from the automobile;
• said housing having a lower surface, wherein said one or more supports are located relative to said lower surface such that said lower surface is located above the center hub of the steering wheel when said housing is supported on the outer ring of the steering wheel by said one or more supports;
• wherein said one or more supports comprises an arcuate slot within a bottom side of said housing, said slot having a curvature substantially the same as that of an outer ring of an automobile steering wheel.

A diagnostic test device for mounting to an automobile steering wheel having an outer ring connected to a center hub that houses an air bag, the test device comprising:

• a housing having a control panel, an electronic circuit, and one or more supports adapted to mount said housing on the outer ring of the automobile steering wheel, said electronic circuit being contained within said housing and having at least one input for receiving diagnostic information from the automobile;
• said housing having a lower surface, wherein said one or more supports are located relative to said lower surface such that said lower surface is located above the center hub of the steering wheel when said housing is supported on the outer ring of the steering wheel by said one or more supports;
• wherein said housing has a front face and a rear face with said control panel being located on said front face and wherein said one or more supports are located nearer said front face than said rear face.

A diagnostic test device for mounting to an automobile steering wheel having an outer ring connected to a center hub that houses an air bag, the test device comprising:

• a housing having a control panel, an electronic circuit, and one or more supports adapted to mount said housing on the outer ring of the automobile steering wheel, said electronic circuit being contained within said housing and having at least one input for receiving diagnostic information from the automobile;
• wherein said housing has a lower surface that includes a middle region and a pair of end regions, each of which extends downwardly from an opposite end of said middle region, and wherein said middle region is located above the hub of the steering wheel when said housing is secured to the outer ring of the steering wheel by said one or more supports.