One-piece steering wheel assembly

Details One-piece steering wheel assembly One-piece steering wheel assembly

1993-11-01

1995-11-28

Focarino, Margaret A.

Land vehicles

Wheeled

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280731, 74552, 403326, 403386, 411512, 411353, B60R 2116

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active

054700990

ABSTRACT:
A method and steering wheel assembly having a steering wheel comprising a preselected material continuously molded onto at least a driver's side thereof to conceal the air bag when the air bag is mounted to the steering wheel. The preselected material covers at least a driver's side of a rim section, a center section and a spoke section which joins the rim and center sections. The invention provides an integral construction which permits a steering wheel manufacturer to provide a steering wheel having a continuous molded construction on at least a driver's side thereof. This also enables steering wheels to be manufactured in a variety of shapes and sizes.

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patent: 5188000 (1993-02-01), Kaga
patent: 5265905 (1993-11-01), Shelton
patent: 5350190 (1994-09-01), Szigethy

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