Steering wheel assembly with communication keyboard

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view;

FIG. 2 is a right side view;

FIG. 3 is a left side view;

FIG. 4 is a rear view;

FIG. 5 is a bottom view;

FIG. 6 is a top view;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of an alternate embodiment;

FIG. 8 is a right side view of the alternate embodiment;

FIG. 9 is a left side view of the alternate embodiment;

FIG. 10 is a rear view of the alternate embodiment;

FIG. 11 is a bottom view of the alternate embodiment; and,

FIG. 12 is a top view of the alternate embodiment.

Portions of the steering wheel assembly have been broken away in FIGS. 4, 5, 6, 10, 11 and 12, and the outer rim thereof is shown in section in FIGS. 2, 3, 8 and 9, and the right and left spokes of said assembly are omitted in FIGS. 2 and 8 and 3 and 9 of the drawing respectively for clarity of illustration.

The broken line showing of a fragmentary portion of a steering column in the drawing is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
4625578 December 2, 1986 Nishijima
4655308 April 7, 1987 Kraus et al.
4946194 August 7, 1990 Maeda et al.
Foreign Patent Documents
3018247 November 1981 DEX
171381 July 1990 JPX
Patent History
Patent number: D343155
Type: Grant
Filed: May 20, 1991
Date of Patent: Jan 11, 1994
Inventor: Dillis V. Allen (Elk Grove Village, IL)
Primary Examiner: James M. Gandy
Application Number: 7/702,688
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Circular (D12/176)