Steering wheel

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front, right perspective view of a steering wheel, according to an embodiment;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view of the steering wheel of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevation view of the steering wheel of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevation view of the steering wheel of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevation view of the steering wheel of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view of the steering wheel of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view of the steering wheel of FIG. 1.

The ornamental design which is claimed is shown in solid line. The broken lines of equal length dashes in the drawings are for the purpose of illustrating portions of the steering wheel and form no part of the claimed design. Broken lines formed by unequal length dashes (i.e., dash-dot) define bounds of the claimed design.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D1134081
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 26, 2024
Date of Patent: Jul 14, 2026
Assignee: Rivian IP Holdings, LLC (Irvine, CA)
Inventors: Zulfiquar Ali (Irvine, CA), Mohamad Jeffery Hammoud (Bloomfield Hills, MI), Matthew Braun (Ann Arbor, MI)
Primary Examiner: Calvin E Vansant
Assistant Examiner: Pia J Marchetti
Application Number: 29/934,485
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Element Or Attachment (D12/177)