Steering wheel

A steering wheel comprising:

• a rim having an armature encapsulated by a cover of resilient material having a first groove formed therein extending around the rim generally circumferentially with respect to the steering wheel;
• an outer skin formed from a flexible material, including first and second laterally opposed edges and provided over and around the cover such that first and second laterally opposed edges of the outer skin are both positioned within the first groove and fixed therein, the outer skin having at east one radial seam, the at least one radial seam including at least one first seam-end located along the first laterally opposed edge and at least one second seam-end located along the edge of the outer skin, each of the at least one first seam end and the at least one second seam end located in the fixing groove or recess;
• wherein each first seam-end formed along the first laterally opposed edge is circumferentially offset around the rim from each second seam-end formed along the second laterally opposed edge;
• wherein the rim further includes a second groove formed around substantially the entire extent of the rim, circumferentially with respect to the steering wheel, and receives a longitudinal seam interconnecting panels of the outer skin.

A steering wheel comprising:

• a rim having an armature encapsulated by a cover of resilient material having a first groove extending around the rim generally circumferentially with respect to the steering wheel;
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• an outer skin formed from a flexible material, including a plurality of panels and first and second laterally opposed edges, and provided over and around the cover, the outer skin having at least one radial seam, the at least one radial seam including at least one first seam-end located along the first laterally opposed edge and at least one second seam-end located along the edge of the outer skin;
• wherein each first seam-end formed along the first laterally opposed edge is circumferentially offset around the rim from each second seam-end formed along the second laterally opposed edge.