Locks – Special application – For control and machine elements
Patent
1977-06-30
1979-01-16
Holko, Thomas J.
Locks
Special application
For control and machine elements
70237, B60R 2502
Patent
active
041342828
ABSTRACT:
A device for preventing the stealing of a motor vehicle of the type having a steering wheel mounted in front of a panel such as the instrument panel or dashboard of an automobile or motor boat. The device is comprised of a pair of steel legs covered with a bright non-scratching rubber or other plastic and extending from a common juncture to form an L shaped member with the legs being of a length and angular relation such that when the juncture is at the top of the steering wheel one of the legs extends from the top of the steering wheel rim and overlaps the top edge of the panel, and the other leg extends from the top of the steering wheel rim and overlaps the steering wheel hub; spaced apart holes through the other leg and adjacent to the juncture; a U shaped member for fitting about the steering wheel rim and having parallel sides extending through the holes and notches along the sides; and a key operated locking member having holes for receiving and locking onto the parallel sides at any of the notches and oriented for the key to be inserted from the juncture end of the leg.
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Holko Thomas J.
Kreske Walter J.
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