Patent ID: 6401567
Filing Date: 2002-06-11
Classification: B62D,Y10T

Abstract:
A steering wheel which comprises:a) a rim core; b) a rim cover covering at least a part of the rim core; c) a mount member mounted on the rim cover; and d) a finisher so mounted on the mount member as to be exposed on a surface of a steering wheel rim, said finisher comprising a main portion having an outside surface exposed outwardly, and a pair of first and second engagement projections projecting inwardly from the main portion in two different directions from each other in order to bring the finisher into engagement with the mount member, said main portion extending circumferentially around the rim core from a first circumferential position to a second circumferential position spaced circumferentially from the first circumferential position, in which the first and second engagement projections project inwardly toward the rim core, respectively from the first and second circumferential positions, and in which the mount member comprises a raised portion, and the finisher grips the raised portion of the mount member with the first and second engagement projections.