Vehicle security steering wheel
First Claim
1. A vehicle security steering wheel system, including an external actuator, and a security steering wheel device, said security steeling wheel device comprising:
- a steering wheel hub having a central socket, the socket defining an axis of rotation for the hub and adapted to fit a steering system of the vehicle in a normal way, and the hub having a perimeter with at least one aperture for reversibly engaging a security mechanism;
a pivot means rotatably attaching the hub to a steering wheel spoke and rim assembly;
a steering wheel spoke and rim assembly rotatably attached to the hub by the pivot means;
a security mechanism attached to the spoke and rim assembly for reversibly engaging the aperture of the hub; and
an electronic control board in operative communication with the external actuator and the security mechanism, the control board for reversibly controlling the engagement of the security mechanism with the aperture of the hub.
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Abstract
A vehicle security steering wheel comprising a spoke and rim assembly disengageably connected by a locating plate to a hub; the hub is secured to the steering mechanism of the vehicle. The assembly is attached to the hub by a pivot means at their common axis. When the locating plate is disengaged the assembly is free to concentrically revolve around the hub and so prohibits the revolving motion of the assembly being transferred to the steering mechanism of the vehicle. The locating plate is radially positioned to engage and disengage with an aperture with in the device; this radial movement is conveyed by an electrical motor means, return springs and linkage. Included in the device is a locking pin and locating plate stop to prevent unintentional movement of the locating plate, the releasing and locking movement of the locking pin in conveyed by an electrical motor means, return springs and linkage. The sequence of movements is controlled by an electronic control board.
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18 Claims
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1. A vehicle security steering wheel system, including an external actuator, and a security steering wheel device, said security steeling wheel device comprising:
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a steering wheel hub having a central socket, the socket defining an axis of rotation for the hub and adapted to fit a steering system of the vehicle in a normal way, and the hub having a perimeter with at least one aperture for reversibly engaging a security mechanism;
a pivot means rotatably attaching the hub to a steering wheel spoke and rim assembly;
a steering wheel spoke and rim assembly rotatably attached to the hub by the pivot means;
a security mechanism attached to the spoke and rim assembly for reversibly engaging the aperture of the hub; and
an electronic control board in operative communication with the external actuator and the security mechanism, the control board for reversibly controlling the engagement of the security mechanism with the aperture of the hub. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A vehicle security steering wheel system, including an external actuator, and a security steering wheel device, said security steering wheel device comprising:
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a steering wheel hub having a central socket, the socket defining an axis of rotation for the hub and adapted to fit a steering system of the vehicle in a normal way a pivot means rotatably attaching the hub to a steering wheel spoke and rim assembly;
a steering wheel spoke and rim assembly rotatably attached to the hub by the pivot means, the spoke and rim assembly having an interior perimeter communicating with the pivot means with at least one aperture for reversibly engaging a security mechanism;
a security mechanism fixed to the hub and adapted to reversibly engage the aperture of the spoke and rim assembly; and
an electronic control board in operative communication with the external actuator and the security mechanism, the control board for reversibly controlling the engagement of the security mechanism with the aperture of the hub.
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