Patent ID: 7628046

Claim:
A steering wheel lock comprising: a locking rod, with the locking rod being hollow and having two ends, with a pin hole defined in a middle of the locking rod, with a locking base slidably mounted on the locking rod and having a movable pin operationally engaging the pin hole, and with a holding device formed at one end of the locking rod; a retractable rod, with the retractable rod being hollow, received in the locking rod and having two ends, with a loop lock attached to one end of the retractable rod and a joint block attached to the other end of the retractable rod, wherein the retractable rod has an edge cutout and a lock hole defined in the end to which the loop lock is attached; an interior shaft accommodated inside the retractable rod and having two ends, with an abutting head attached to one end of the interior shaft and a cap with claws attached to the other end of the interior shaft; a restitution device mounted on the other end of the locking rod; and a handle clamping the restitution device with the locking rod and combining with the locking base to slide with the locking base along the locking rod, wherein the loop lock comprises: a retaining base mounted on the retractable rod and having two ends, with a pivotal recess defined in one end of the retaining base and a through hole defined in a bottom face of the other end of the retaining base to align with the lock hole on the retractable rod; an engaging piece received inside the retractable rod and having two ends, with an elongated detent defined on a top face of one end of the engaging piece, a passageway defined below the elongated detent, and an insertion hole defined in the other end of the engaging piece to align with the through hole on the retaining base, wherein a locking pin is received inside the passageway and extends into the insertion hole; a limitation piece received inside the retractable rod and having two ends, with two arms extending from one end of the limitation piece and received inside the pivotal recess, a spring recess defined in the other end of the limitation piece to accommodate a spring therein, and a hook arm extending from the other end of the limitation piece to engage the elongated detent on the engaging piece; and a U-frame having a pivotal end pivotally attached to the limitation piece and the retaining base and an insertion end operationally engaging the insertion hole and secured by the locking pin of the engaging piece.