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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2014
Filed:
May. 17, 2010
Applicants:
Laurent Groleau, Quincay, FR;
Olivier Bertrand, Courcôme, FR;
Inventors:
Laurent Groleau, Quincay, FR;
Olivier Bertrand, Courcôme, FR;
Assignee:
Autoliv Development AB, Vargarda, SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 1/04 (2006.01); B62D 1/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 1/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A steering wheel has a rim with an armature substantially encapsulated by foam. The foam includes a major foam member and a separate minor foam member. The major foam member has a cross-sectional profile effective to cover a major cross-sectional extent of the armature and define a gap in the foam member adjacent the armature. The gap has a maximum cross-sectional width which is equal to or less than the cross-sectional width of the armature, and is substantially filled by said minor foam member.