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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 18, 1998
Brian C. Ford, Mt. Clemens, MI (US);
Derek Perkins, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Thomas A. Ennis, Troy, MI (US);
Breed Automotive Technology, Inc., Lakeland, FL (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and method for attaching as well as removing a steering wheel to and from a steering shaft. The steering wheel includes a pair of threadably mated, first and second securement members which are movable relative to one another. One of the securement members is received within a preformed, keyed slot on the top of the steering shaft. When the securement members are tighten the second securement member is moved into the slot thereby securing the steering, wheel to the steering shaft. The apparatus further includes a movable wedge which is positionable between the top of the steering shaft and a part of the steering wheel. Inward movement of the wedge urges the steering wheel and the steering shaft apart facilitating separation and removal.