Patent ID: 7310979

Claim:
A steering lock adapted to be powered by an external energy source and lock a steering shaft of a vehicle to disable steering, the steering lock comprising: an internal component including a lock bar for disabling rotation of the steering shaft when engaged with the steering shaft; a housing for housing the internal component, the housing including an opening through which the internal component is inserted and an exterior wall having a through hole spaced from the opening; a cover attached to the housing for closing the opening; and an external connector connectable to the energy source and disposed in the through hole, wherein the external connector includes: a first connector connected to the internal component and entirely housed in the housing, wherein the first connector includes a terminal socket formed in the internal component; a hollow tubular shaped second connector inserted in the through hole from outside the housing, the second connector having a distal end engaged with the terminal socket of the first connector and a basal end engaged with the exterior wall of the housing.