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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2000
Filed:
Mar. 15, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Marco Cattaneo, Pavia, IT;
Assignee:
Breed Automotive Technology, Inc., Lakeland, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D / ; B60R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
74552 ; 280731 ;
Abstract
A steering wheel for motor vehicles provided with an air bag protection device comprises a central part including a hub for connecting to a steering wheel coupling and a cavity for housing an air bag protection device, an external crown and a plurality of substantially radial spokes for connecting the external crown to the central part of the steering wheel. The hub is constructed as a structural part distinct from said spokes and is releasably fastened to them and has at least one pair of ears for the releasable fastening of the air bag device.