Patent ID: 6389857
Filing Date: 2002-05-21
Classification: B60R,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A push-button steering wheel lock comprising:a. a housing having: i) a first cavity; and ii) a second cavity, the second cavity intersecting the first cavity; b. a first engagement member attached to the housing for engaging a steering wheel; and c. a rod slidingly disposed in the second cavity, the rod comprising: i) a second engagement member attached thereto for engaging the steering wheel; and ii) a plurality of axially displaced circumferential notches, wherein the rod is capable of sliding axially within the second cavity to move the second engagement member into and out of engagement with the steering wheel; and d. a push-button assembly disposed in the first cavity and movable between an extended unlocked position and an inserted locked position, the push-button assembly comprising: i) a fastening surface engaging in at least two notches in the rod when the push-button lock assembly is in the locked position, wherein the fastening surface comprises a plurality of teeth, wherein the plurality of teeth are disposed in a circular groove aligned with and corresponding to a circumference of the rod such that in the locked position, the plurality of teeth contact the notches approximately 180Â° around the circumference of the rod.