Patent ID: 7104156
Filing Date: 2006-09-12
Classification: B62D,B63H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A steering wheel mounting hub comprising: a plastic frustum-shaped body having a generally planar upper surface of a predetermined first diameter and an opposed generally planar lower surface of a predetermined second diameter larger than the first diameter; at least two apertures formed in said upper surface for attaching a steering wheel thereto, said at least two apertures not extending to said lower surface; a recess formed in said upper surface and not extending to said lower surface, said recess and said at least two apertures opening in a common plane of said upper surface; and a mounting bore extending through said body open to said recess and said lower surface, said bore defining an inner surface and being adapted to receive an end of a steering shaft whereby said mounting bore prevents the end of the steering shaft from extending above said common plane.