Steering wheel for a motor vehicle

- Caterpillar Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front view of a steering wheel for motor vehicle showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof; and,

FIG. 3 is a right side view, the left side view being a mirror image thereof. The rear, top and bottom views are apparent from FIG. 3.

In drawing FIGS. 1 and 3, the broken lines depict portions of a motor vehicle dashboard and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a steering wheel for a motor vehicle, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D700118
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 31, 2012
Date of Patent: Feb 25, 2014
Assignee: Caterpillar Inc. (Peoria, IL)
Inventors: Christian M. Hardin (Waterford, MI), Sandeep Premkumar (Fort Wayne, IN), Eric J. Hanson (Valparaiso, IN), Kurt Garcia (Juarez), Andres J. Flores (Juarez), Gary C. Bryant (Chillicothe, IL), Robert B. Riggs (Canton, MI), Francisco James (El Paso, TX), Christopher D. Godfrey (Leo, IN), Kurt A. Ringger (Bluffton, IN), Robert P. Scott (Novi, MI)
Primary Examiner: Katrina A Betton
Application Number: 29/430,956
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Circular (D12/176)