Patents by Inventor J. M. Ball

J. M. Ball has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 5409077
    Abstract: A vehicular steering wheel anti-theft apparatus comprising a steering wheel having a handle, a hub adapted to be coupled to a steering column of a vehicle, a pair of spokes symmetrically disposed about the hub and aligned about a common central axis with each spoke coupled between the hub and handle, a bore formed through the spokes and hub with the bore having a sealed end and an open end extended through the handle; a spring mechanism disposed within the bore; and a plunging rod having a head end slidably disposed within the bore abutted against the spring mechanism and a tip end extended from the bore, the plunging rod having an extended orientation for enabling the tip end to be abutted against a portion of a vehicle and thereby prevent the steering wheel from being rotated and a retracted orientation for precluding such abutment and thereby allow the steering wheel to be rotated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 25, 1995
    Inventor: J. M. Ball