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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 1998
Filed:
Oct. 01, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jeffrey Lee Parrish, Troy, MI (US);
Paul Louis Schmitz, Shelby, MI (US);
Assignee:
Breed Automotive Technology, Inc., Lakeland, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
74552 ; 403259 ; 403359 ;
Abstract
A steering wheel is assembled with an inflatable vehicle occupant restraint before the steering wheel is mounted on a steering shaft. The steering wheel is assembled with a steering shaft by sliding the steering shaft into a bore in the hub of the steering wheel. The steering wheel is secured to the steering shaft by a retaining nut disposed on the side of the hub of the steering wheel which is distal from the rim of the steering wheel.