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SAFETY STEERING WHEEL FOR POWER VEHICLES

  • US 3,675,505 A
  • Filed: 01/22/1970
  • Issued: 07/11/1972
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/12/1969
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A safety steering wheel for power vehicles comprising a hub for a steering column, a rim, means interconnecting the rim and the hub, a generally cylindrical deformable member connected to the upper side of said hub in axial alignment therewith, said member being constructed of sheet metal having rhombic shaped holes cut therein to present a lattice-like structure comprising a plurality of helicoid bands, there being one set of said bands spiraling in one direction and another set of bands spiraling in the opposite direction about said structure, the crossing points of the bands being integral and uniformly distributed over the entire periphery of the member, and a shock receiving member mounted on said interconnecting means in spaced overlying relationship relative to said deformable member.

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