Locks – Special application – For control and machine elements
Patent
1995-08-16
1997-02-25
Boucher, Darnell M.
Locks
Special application
For control and machine elements
70226, 70212, B60R 2502
Patent
active
056050631
ABSTRACT:
A steering wheel restraint for providing a vehicle theft deterrent has interfitting steel cover members adapted for placement over the steering wheel to disable the steering function. An externally mounted removable locking device is housed within a protector ring that is mounted to one of the cover members. A marginal flange of the cover members is coincidental to a peripheral rim of the steering wheel and provides a protective shield to prevent cutting of the rim. A rotation restrictor flap concealable behind the cover member is extendible for contact with an interior surface of the vehicle to thereby block rotation of the cover members. A stabilizer tab is concurrently projectible into the path of movement of a spoke of the wheel to prevent wheel rotation independently of the cover members. The components can be readily disassembled and the rotation restrictor flap and stabilizer tab can be displaced to a compact space-saving inactive position for storage.
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