Locks – Special application – For control and machine elements
Patent
1990-10-15
1991-07-16
Gall, Lloyd A.
Locks
Special application
For control and machine elements
70226, B60R 2502
Patent
active
050314289
ABSTRACT:
An antitheft device for attachment to a steering wheel of an automobile comprising an elongated body member having a passageway extending along an axis therein, a first hook secured to the body member for engagement with a portion of the steering wheel wherein the first hook engages the wheel from the inside thereof with the body member extending outward beyond the periphery of the steering wheel, an elongated tubular member adapted to move in telescopic fashion in the passageway of the body member along the axis, a second hook secured to the tubular member for engaging the inside portion of the steering wheel diametrically opposed to the first hook, a rod member adapted to move in telescopic fashion within the tubular member for preventing the steering wheel from complete rotation and a locating member associated with the body member engaging the tubular member and rod member within the passageway that allows the tubular member and the rod member to extend with respect to the body member and be locked at any of a plurality of selectable positions.
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