Patents Examined by Elvin J. Enad
  • Contact for a vehicle horn circuit
    Patent number: 7060919
    Abstract: A horn circuit for a vehicle includes a steering wheel, a prong extending from a base, and a carbon-based contact disposed on the prong and in electrical contact with the steering wheel. A method of manufacturing a vehicular horn system includes connecting a prong to a base, connecting a steering wheel to a steering column that extends through the base, and positioning a carbon-based contact at an end of the prong to be in electrical contact with the steering wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2006
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklift America, Inc.
    Inventors: William D. Fussell, Randall L. Wingenroth, Roger L. Bell, Jay B. Stotts