Locks – Special application – For control and machine elements
Patent
1990-11-19
1991-06-25
Gall, Lloyd A.
Locks
Special application
For control and machine elements
70226, 70237, B60R 2502
Patent
active
050256467
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus which is attachable at a first end to the upper portion of an automobile steering wheel, and an second end which rests upon the dashboard of the automobile. The apparatus further includes an extended body member extending between the steering wheel and the dashboard. At one end of the body member there is defined a U-shaped section into which an upper member of the steering wheel is engaged, so that a standard padlock can be positioned between the end of the U-shaped section extending past the steering column and through the member of the body member so that the steering column is engaged therewithin. On the face of the U-shaped section there is included a first transverse body member extending across the upper stance of the steering column with each end of the body member engaging a portion of the column approximately thirty (30.degree.) to forty-five (45.degree.) in radial diameter. On the second end of the principal body portion there is included a second transverse body member resting upon the dashboard, along its length. When in position, the apparatus function to serve as a means for preventing the rotation of the steering column with the relationship of the first and second transverse body member serving to prevent the rotation of the column as the body members make contact along their length with the forward face of the steering column and the upper face of the dashboard, thus resisting the turning of the steering wheel.
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