Locks – Special application – For control and machine elements
Patent
1998-01-12
1999-07-13
Barrett, Suzanne Dino
Locks
Special application
For control and machine elements
70226, 70237, B60R 2502
Patent
active
059211202
ABSTRACT:
A steering lock assembly includes a main body having a recess for receiving a portion of a rim of a steering wheel, a hook device pivotally mounted in the main body and including a hook member for releasably enclosing the recess of the main body to securely hold the portion of the rim of the steering wheel, an air bag protective plate securely attached to the hook means to rotate therewith, and pawls for releasably engaging with ratchet wheels respectively mounted on the hook device and the air bag protective plate. The pawls are biased to engage with the ratchet wheels such that the air bag protective plate is only rotatable in a direction toward the air bag and that the hook member is only rotatable toward the recess of the main body.
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