Land vehicles – Wheeled – Attachment
Reexamination Certificate
2008-01-08
2008-01-08
Dickson, Paul N. (Department: 3616)
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Attachment
C280S731000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07316414
ABSTRACT:
A housing for an airbag module for arranging on the steering wheel of a motor vehicle comprises a hinge mechanism for pivotably fixing the housing to a steering wheel and at least one fixing mechanism for additionally mounting the housing on the steering wheel in a floating manner. The hinge mechanism and the fixing mechanism are arranged at a distance from each other. The inventive housing also comprises a contact mechanism for triggering a vehicle horn. The contact mechanism is arranged at a distance from the hinge mechanism, and the housing mounted in a floating manner can be pivoted about the hinge mechanism in order to trigger the vehicle horn by applied pressure.
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Bathon Petra
Hans Andreas
Hauck Hans-Martin
Möller Norbert
Sakaguchi Takashi
Dickson Paul N.
Foley & Lardner LLP
Sliteris Joselynn Y.
Takata-Petri AG
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