Locks – Special application – For control and machine elements
Patent
1982-02-18
1988-02-02
Wolfe, Robert L.
Locks
Special application
For control and machine elements
70213, 70225, 70227, E05B 1310
Patent
active
047222050
ABSTRACT:
A locking device for preventing rotation of a vehicle steering wheel, comprises a base having two hooks that engage over spokes of a steering wheel to be locked. A pair of spring clips releasably secure the base to the steering column which supports the steering wheel to be locked. An extensible and retractable pin carried by the base has a lock for preventing unauthorized retraction of the pin. A clamp encircles the steering column, the clamp having an ear having a hole therethrough for receiving the pin when the pin is extended. The clamp has an adjusting screw manipulable to release the clamp; and the screw has a screw head so positioned relative to the ear of the clamp that when the extensible and retractable pin is extended through the ear, the screw head is masked by the pin to prevent release of the clamp.
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Dino Suzanne L.
Wolfe Robert L.
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