Patent ID: 7328596

Claim:
A steering lock for attachment to a sleeve covering a steering shaft in a vehicle for selectively disabling steering, the steering lock comprising: a housing including a mounting surface attachable to the sleeve and an opening formed opposite to the mounting surface; a lock mechanism housed in the housing, the lock mechanism including a lock member for engaging with and disengaging from the steering shaft; a cover, fixed to the housing, for closing the opening; a first fastener inserted into the housing from the mounting surface to fix the cover to the housing, wherein the first fastener is concealed by the sleeve and cannot be seen from the outside of the steering lock when the mounting surface is attached to the sleeve; and a second fastener formed on the cover, housed in the housing, and engaged with the first fastener, the cover being fixed to the housing by the engagement between the first fastener and the second fastener, wherein the first fastener includes a fastening portion for engaging the second fastener, and a head manipulated for engaging the first fastener with the second fastener, and wherein the housing includes a receptacle that opens in the mounting surface to receive the head of the first fastener, the receptacle having a bottom with a hole for receiving the fastening portion of the first fastener, and the receptacle completely accommodating the head so that the head does not protrude from the mounting surface when the fastening portion is inserted through the hole and fastened to the second fastener.