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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 27, 2023
Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd., Kiyosu, JP;
Roy Deutschmann, South Lyon, MI (US);
Steven Zofchak, Fenton, MI (US);
Jonathan Kibat, Brownstown Township, MI (US);
Natalia Talkat, Waterford Twp, MI (US);
Eunas Gessling, Cape Girardeau, MO (US);
Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd., Kiyosu, JP;
Abstract
A steering wheel for a vehicle includes an armature and a cap structured to be attached to the armature. The cap includes at least one projection structured to contact a portion of the armature when the cap is applied to the armature. The contact between the projection(s) and the armature is structured to form associated retentive contact interface(s) between the projection(s) and the armature. Each retentive contact interface operates to prevent or impede removal of the cap from the armature, thereby retaining the cap on the steering wheel under normal end-use conditions of the steering wheel.