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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:
Apr. 05, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2003
Applicants:
Xiaoping Xu, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Shiro Ohara, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Jiro Harada, Naka-ku, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Key Safety Systems, Inc., Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D001/04 ; G05G001/12 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A steering wheel armature having a spoke joint allowing for the removal of the steering wheel rim from the hub plate. The steering wheel rim has a first plate that is aligned with a second plate from the hub plate whereby a fastening means secures the first plate with the second plate. A top cover and a bottom cover are utilized to conceal the spoke joint from the vehicle occupant.