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Steering wheel mounted test device

  • US 6,305,217 B1
  • Filed: 11/21/1997
  • Issued: 10/23/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/21/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A diagnostic test device for mounting to an automobile steering wheel having an outer ring connected to a center hub that houses an air bag, the test device comprising:

  • a housing having a control panel, an electronic circuit, and one or more supports adapted to mount said housing on the outer ring of the automobile steering wheel, said electronic circuit being contained within said housing and having at least one input for receiving diagnostic information from the automobile;

    said housing having a lower surface, wherein said one or more supports are located relative to said lower surface such that said lower surface is located above the center hub of the steering wheel when said housing is supported on the outer ring of the steering wheel by said one or more supports;

    wherein, when said housing is supported on the outer ring of the steering wheel by said one or more supports, the distance between each point on said lower surface of said housing and the geometric center of the outer ring of the steering wheel is greater than or equal to seventy percent (70%) of the radius of the outer ring.

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