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Automotive steering wheel

  • US 20060162485A1
  • Filed: 01/07/2005
  • Published: 07/27/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/07/2005
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A steering wheel assembly for an automotive vehicle comprising:

  • a hub operably connected to a steering column of the vehicle for controlling a steering direction of the vehicle;

    at least one spoke extending radially outward from the hub;

    a wheel mounted to the at least one spoke, the wheel having a central cavity and an outward radial thickness sized to be gripped by a passenger so that manual rotation of the wheel imparts rotation to the spoke and hub to control the steering direction of the vehicle; and

    at least one contoured web extending radially inward from the wheel adjacent to an intersection of the at least one spoke and the wheel for providing ergonomic manual gripping of the wheel proximate to the at least one spoke.

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