Patent ID: 9452771
Filing Date: 2016-09-27
CPC Classification: B62D,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A steering wheel cover, comprising: an inner core layer comprising an inner surface shaped to form and self-maintain an annular channel sized to receive an automobile steering wheel therein, the inner core layer comprising ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) and further comprising one or more hardening agents; and an outer cover layer coupled to and conforming to an outer surface of the inner core layer, wherein the composition of the inner core layer further comprises one or more first flexibility agents, wherein the one or more hardening agents comprises one or more thermoplastic polymers selected from the group consisting of acrylic, nylon, polyethylene, polypropylene, polystyrene, and polyvinyl chloride, wherein the one or more first flexibility agents comprise one or more elastomers, wherein the one or more elastomers comprise one or polyolefin elastomers, wherein the composition of the inner core layer comprises about 60 wt % to about 80 wt % of the EVA, about 1 wt % to about 8 wt % of the thermoplastic polymer, and about 6 wt % to about 20 wt % of the polyolefin elastomer, wherein the thermoplastic polymer comprises polyethylene and the composition further comprises one or more of the following: a de-molding agent, a second flexibility agent, a flowing agent, one or more emollients, an oxidizing agent, a cross-linking agent, a coloring agent, a curing agent, and a foaming agent, and wherein the de-molding agent comprises talcum powder, the second flexibility agent comprises fiber cloth, the flowing agent comprises paraffin, the one more emollients comprise stearic acid and zinc stearate, the oxidizing agent comprises zinc oxide, the cross-linking agent comprises triaryl isocyanurate, the curing agent comprises a solid masterbatch colorant, the curing agent comprises dicumyl peroxide, and the foaming agent comprises azodicarbonamide (ADCA).