Patent ID: 8453537
Filing Date: 2013-06-04
Classification: B62D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A fatigue relieving/preventing apparatus associated with a steering wheel for controlling a vehicle, comprising: a first section that connects to a peripheral portion of the steering wheel; and a rigid, semi-rigid or flexible, or non-deformable second section that connects to, and extends from the first section at the peripheral portion of the steering wheel, the second section extends from the first section outward at an angle to a plane across a front face of the steering wheel, the second section for providing resting support for at least a portion of a vehicular operator's body when pressure from the portion of the vehicular operator's body on the second section is less than the pressure for deforming the second section out of interference with the vehicular operator's ability to operate the steering wheel, and deforming out of interference with the vehicular operator's ability to operate the steering wheel when pressure from the portion of the vehicular operator's body on the second section is equal to or greater than the pressure for deforming the second section out of interference with the vehicular operator's ability to operate the steering wheel.