Locks – Special application – For control and machine elements
Patent
1997-08-08
1999-03-09
Boucher, Darnell M.
Locks
Special application
For control and machine elements
70226, B60R 2502
Patent
active
058786090
ABSTRACT:
The invention is based on the principle that the antitheft device has a body of a hard material which cannot be easily cut through and which covers the points of connection of at least one rib with the steering wheel rim and the steering wheel hub. As a result, even though the uncovered rim portion or uncovered ribs are cut through, the device still preserves its antitheft functions, and the vehicle remain non-steerable. The body of the device has a U-shaped cross-sectional configuration so that the device can be hooked up over the wheel rim and then locked to the rim by a lock. The device has a side stopper which is constantly shifted into the space between the ribs and a second stopper that rests onto the dashboard of the vehicle, so that in an attempt to turn the steering wheel with respect to the device, the movement of the steering wheel device is limited due to contact of the steering wheel ribs with the side stopper of the device and due to contact of the foldable stopper of the device with the dashboard of the vehicle.
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Gorokhovsky Gennady
Gorokhovsky Mark
Boucher Darnell M.
Zborovsky Ilya
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