Electricity: circuit makers and breakers – Special application – Steering wheel – shaft or column mounted
Patent
1992-02-10
1993-06-15
Scott, J. R.
Electricity: circuit makers and breakers
Special application
Steering wheel, shaft or column mounted
H01H 900
Patent
active
052194159
ABSTRACT:
In combination with a vehicle steering wheel including a rim portion and two lower spokes and two upper spokes connecting the rim portion to a hub portion fitted with a restraint assembly, and having a button on each upper spoke for operating a horn switch, an apparatus for depressing the buttons to operate the horn switch includes an elongate member formed into an inverted U-shape having two ends and being of a size relative to the rim portion to fit within the rim portion and simultaneously extend over both the buttons while the ends rest against the lower spokes, and a joining mechanism for pivotally joining each end to one of the lower spokes, such that pushing against the elongate member depresses the buttons and operates the horn switch. The two ends of the elongate member are each preferably bent at approximately a right angle and directed away from each other. The joining mechanism preferably includes two hingedly joined curved members for closing around each L-shaped end and one of the lower spokes, and a mechanism for locking the curved members together. The elongate member is preferably bent to form either a semi-circle or a U-shape.
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