Joints and connections – Axially split or separable member
Patent
1987-12-02
1989-07-18
Kundrat, Andrew V.
Joints and connections
Axially split or separable member
403374, 24268, 24 20EE, 70417, 180287, B25G 300
Patent
active
048489557
ABSTRACT:
An anti-theft collar device for an automobile or other vehicle having a cylindrical steering wheel and an extending shift lever. A resilient, arcuate band includes a first end having a member extending therefrom curled radially inward to form a first end slot, a second end, an opening spaced from the first end, and an aperture to accommodate the shift lever therethrough. A tongue extends circumferentially from the second end and is adapted to be inserted through the opening in the band. The tongue terminates in a member curled radially inward to form a second end slot parallel and opposed to the first end slot. A wedge has a pair of opposed edges that may be slidably received in the slots and a wedge lock prevents removal of the wedge from the slots. The arcuate band may be formed around the cylindrical steering wheel column, the tongue may be inserted through the opening in the band to form a pair of parallel, opposed slots. The wedge may then be slidably inserted between the slots and the wedge lock will prevent removal of the wedge from the slots and prevent removal of the band from the steering wheel column.
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Kachigian Mark G.
Kundrat Andrew V.
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