GB2039840A - Vehicle Anti-theft Device - Google Patents
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- GB2039840A GB2039840A GB7942802A GB7942802A GB2039840A GB 2039840 A GB2039840 A GB 2039840A GB 7942802 A GB7942802 A GB 7942802A GB 7942802 A GB7942802 A GB 7942802A GB 2039840 A GB2039840 A GB 2039840A
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- padlock
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B60R25/00—Fittings or systems for preventing or indicating unauthorised use or theft of vehicles
- B60R25/01—Fittings or systems for preventing or indicating unauthorised use or theft of vehicles operating on vehicle systems or fittings, e.g. on doors, seats or windscreens
- B60R25/02—Fittings or systems for preventing or indicating unauthorised use or theft of vehicles operating on vehicle systems or fittings, e.g. on doors, seats or windscreens operating on the steering mechanism
- B60R25/022—Fittings or systems for preventing or indicating unauthorised use or theft of vehicles operating on vehicle systems or fittings, e.g. on doors, seats or windscreens operating on the steering mechanism operating on the steering wheel, e.g. bars locked to the steering wheel rim
- B60R25/0225—Fittings or systems for preventing or indicating unauthorised use or theft of vehicles operating on vehicle systems or fittings, e.g. on doors, seats or windscreens operating on the steering mechanism operating on the steering wheel, e.g. bars locked to the steering wheel rim using a rod locked on the steering wheel rim
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Abstract
A vehicle anti-theft device for attachment to a vehicle steering wheel comprises a bar (1) having first and second oppositely directed channels (2, 6) for engaging opposite portions of the steering wheel rim, the second channel being carried by a sleeve (5) which is slidable along the bar relative to the first channel and is lockable thereto by a padlock (9) by fitting this lock with its hasp or loop passing through a hole (4) in the bar or through registering holes in the sleeve and bar. (Figure 1). <IMAGE>
Description
SPECIFICATION
Vehicle Anti-theft Device
This invention relates to vehicle anti-theft devices comprising a bar adapted to be locked to a steering wheel and having a portion which projects from the wheel rim and by abutment against a fixed part of the vehicle or a person attempting to drive the vehicle, prevents the vehicle from being steered.
The invention provides such a device which is of simple and strong construction and suitable for various wheel diameters, and yet can be produced at low cost.
According to the invention an anti-theft device of the kind referred to is characterised in that the bar is provided with a first hook or groove element for engaging part of a steering wheel rim, and a second hook or groove element which is movable relative to said first element for engaging a diametrically opposed portion of the steering wheel rim (said hooks or grooves opening towards or away from each other), and the bar or the bar and said second element has (have) a hole or holes permitting the device to be locked against disengagement from a said wheel by means of a padlock by fitting the latter with its hasp or loop passing through (a) said aperture(s) and thereby preventing relative approach or recession of said elements.
The invention combines simplicity of construction and low production costs with a high degree of security. Padlocks of various grades and sophistication can be used. It is only necessary for the steering wheel rim to be in contact with the interior of the hooks or grooves when the device is fitted. Such grooves can be lined with resilient material to prevent marring of the wheel.
The bar is preferably of tubular form, the most preferred form being a tube of rectangular section. Such a form favours a favourable strength/weight ratio. As an alternative a channel form of bar can be used.
Preferably the padlock-receiving hole(s) in the bar or in the bar and said second element extend(s) in a lateral direction through the device, i.e. in a direction which is parallel with the plane of the steering wheel rim when the device is in position thereon. This arrangement facilitates fitting of a padlock.
According to a particularly advantageous embodiment of the invention the bar is one piece and the second hook or groove element comprises a sleeve which embraces and is slidable along the bar. Such a device is extremely simple. The padlock loop or hasp can be passed through the bar alone, merely to form a stop which prevents or limits displacement of the sleeve along the bar in a direction opposite to that in which the hook or groove of such sleeve opens.
The bar may have holes at intervals therealong to provide different settings for the sleeve to suit different sizes of steering wheel.
If the sleeve has holes to permit the padlock loop or hasp to be passed through the sleeve as
well as through the bar, instead of through the bar
alone as above referred to, such holes may be so
located in relation to the length of the sleeve that
the adjustability of the device to suit different
wheel diameters is finer by reason of the
availability of the said alternative ways of fitting a
padlock. The sleeve may have two or more pairs
of holes along its length at a spacing different
from the spacing of adjacent holes along the bar,
likewise to increase the fineness of adjustability.
The invention includes devices wherein the bar - comprises telescoping sections for compact
storage.
Reference is now made to the accompanying
diagrammatic drawings in which certain devices
according to the invention, selected by way of
example, are illustrated. The drawings comprise
Figs. 1 to 3 which are broken side elevations of
three different devices according to the invention.
The device shown in Fig. 1 comprises a metal
tube 1 of rectangular section to one end of which
there is welded an element 2 defining a groove for
receiving part of the rim 3 of a steering wheel. A
series of pairs of holes 4 is present along the bar,
the holes of each pair being opposite each other
in opposed side walls of the tube. A sleeve 5
surrounds and is freely slidable along the tube.
The sleeve carries a hook element 6 which
defines with the sleeve a groove for receiving a
diametrically opposed portion of the steering
wheel rim 3. The grooves provided by the
elements 2 and 6 open away from each other. At
the end of the tube remote from the element 2
there is a stop 7 which prevents the sleeve 5 from
sliding off the bar. A pair of holes (one of which
appears in the drawing and is designated 8) is
provided in the sleeve, the holes being opposite
each other in opposed side walls of the sleeve.
In order to lock the bar onto a steering wheel
the elements 2 and 6 whose interior faces are
lined with felt or other resilient material, are
engaged with diametrically opposed portions of
the wheel rim as shown and the sleeve 5 is locked
against displacement relative to the bar by a
padlock 9. For this purpose the loop or hasp of the
padlock is passed through the holes in the sleeve
and through one of the pairs of holes 4 in the bar.
Alternatively the padlock can be passed solely through one of the pairs of holes 4 of the bar, selecting for this purpose the pair of holes which
is located near to that end of the sleeve which is
nearer the centre of the steering wheel. The
padlock then forms a stop which prevents the sleeve from being moved in the direction
necessary for disengaging the device from the wheel. This distance between the holes 8 in the sleeve and the said end of the sleeve can be such that the said alternative position of the padlock corresponds with a setting of the sleeve intermediate the one illustrated and the one which would be achieved by registering the holes 8 with a neighbouring pair of holes 4 in the bar.
For a steering wheel of a given size it is only necessary to provide one pair of holes in the bar (or one pair of holes in each of the bar and the sleeve). The provision of the series of holes 4 enables the device to be fitted to wheels of different sizes.
When the device is fitted to a steering wheel the portion of the bar which projects from the steering wheel rim prevents effective steering of the vehicle because it abuts the driver's seat or other fixed part of the vehicle, as known per se.
In an alternative construction the sleeve 5 is provided with two pairs of holes therealong at a spacing different from the spacing of neighbouring pairs of holes in the bar 1, again-to provide for different intermediate settings of the sleeve.
The device can have double hook or groove elements 2 and 6, as suggested in broken line to provide lower channels or grooves 10 for use if necessary, when fitting the device to an upwardly convex steering wheel of which the hub stands proud of the plane of the rim.
By way of further modification of the device described with reference to Fig. 1 the tube 1 can be replaced by a length of channel section. This would, e.g., be equivalent to the illustrated tube without its bottom wall. However the use of a tubular bar is more satisfactory.
The device shown in Fig. 2 comprises a metal bar 11 which is of hollow section (although it could be solid) on which a sleeve 12 carrying a groove element 13 is slidable. The sleeve has aligned holes in its opposite sides, one of these holes being hole 14. In the illustrated position of the sleeve these holes register with a pair of holes in the bar 11 so that a padlock loop or hasp can be passed through the registering holes to lock the sleeve to the bar. A second channel 1 5 is carried by a block 1 6 which is fixed to the bar. The device as thus described is suitable for fitting to a wheel of a given standard diameter.The user has merely to manipulate the sleeve 12 along the bar for engaging both channels 13 and 1 5 with the steering wheel rim, and then fit a padlock through the registering holes in this sleeve and the bar.
The block 16 can be secured to the bar by a locking bolt or screw or other fastener which is releasable for pre-setting the block in different positions along the bar provided that such fastener is not accessible when the device is fitted to a steering wheel rim. The device is in those circumstances usable with wheels of different diameters. As an alternative to such a fastener a type of cam or friction lock can be incorporated which prevents sliding movement of the block along the bar towards the sleeve 12. Inadvertent displacement of the block out of a pre-set position and in a direction away from the sleeve 12 during normal handling of the device, can be prevented by making the block a very tight fit on the bar or by a releasable locking screw or by a releasable stop on the bar.
The device shown in Fig. 3 comprises a tubular bar having inner and outer relatively slidable sections 1 7, 1 8 respectively carrying groove elements 1 9, 20. Either the inner or the outer section can be the longer one which provides the portion of the bar which projects from the steering wheel towards the driver's seat or some other fixed part of the vehicle when the device is in use. Transverse holes such as 21, 22 are provided in the outer bar section and transverse holes such as 23, 24 are provided in the inner section. When the bar is extended to bring the two groove elements 19, 20 into engagement with opposed portions of a steering wheel rim, holes in the inner and outer sections of the bar are brought into registration and a padlock loop or hasp is passed through the registering holes to lock the device.The device also can be locked in extended position by fitting a padlock only through the inner bar section provided that this is long enough and the device is extended to bring one of the pair of aligned holes therein into a position just beyond the righthand end of the outer bar section.
The illustrated devices have their wheelengaging channels facing away from each other.
The channels could within the scope of the invention alternatively face towards each other. It will be understood that when for example using a device according to Fig. 1, so modified, the padlock, if fitted through the bar alone and not through the bar and the sleeve, would have to be fitted through the bar to the right-hand side of the sleeve 5 in the aspect of Fig. 1.
Devices according to the invention have very important potential application to road vehicles, but not only to road vehicles. As another example, devices according to the invention can be fitted to the steering wheels of boats. The projecting part of the device can be arranged so that steering of the boat is prevented by abutment of that part against a gunwale or floor or other fixture.
A device according to the invention can be used with any suitable locking device, e.g. a padlock of combination or key-operated type, having a hasp or loop of suitable size.
Claims (8)
1. A vehicle anti-theft device comprising a bar adapted to be locked to a steering wheel and having a portion which projects from the wheel rim and by abutment against a fixed part of the vehicle or a person attempting to drive the vehicle, prevents the vehicle from being steered, characterised in that the bar is provided with a first hook or groove element for engaging part of a steering wheel rim, and a second hook or groove element which is movable relative to said first element for engaging a diametrically opposed portion of the steering wheel rim (said hooks or grooves opening towards or away from each other), and the bar or the bar and said second element has (have hole or holes permitting the device to be locked against disengagement from a said wheel by means of a padlock by fitting the latter with its hasp or loop passing through (a) said aperture(s) and thereby preventing relative approach or recession of said elements.
2. A device according to claim 1, wherein the bar is of tubular form.
3. A device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the said hole(s) in the bar or in the bar and said second element extend(s) through the device in a direction which is parallel with the plane of the steering wheel rim when the device is in position thereon.
4. A device according to any preceding claim, wherein said bar is in one piece and said second element comprises a sleeve which embraces and is slidable along the bar.
5. A device according to claim 4, wherein the bar has holes at intervals therealong to provide different settings for the sleeve to suit different sizes of steering wheel.
6. A device according to claim 5, wherein the sleeve has holes for the passage of a padlock loop or hasp and such holes are so located in relation to the length of the sleeve that by fitting a padlock only through holes in the bar the sleeve can be locked in positions intermediate those at which holes in the bar and sleeve are in register.
7. A vehicle antitheft device substantially as herein described with reference to any of the figures of the accompanying diagrammatic drawings.
8. A device according to any preceding claim in combination with a separate key-operated or combination or other padlock whose hasp or loop can be passed through (a) said hole(s).
Priority Applications (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB7942802A GB2039840A (en) | 1978-12-12 | 1979-12-12 | Vehicle Anti-theft Device |
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| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB7848093 | 1978-12-12 | ||
| GB7942802A GB2039840A (en) | 1978-12-12 | 1979-12-12 | Vehicle Anti-theft Device |
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| GB2039840A true GB2039840A (en) | 1980-08-20 |
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| GB7942802A Withdrawn GB2039840A (en) | 1978-12-12 | 1979-12-12 | Vehicle Anti-theft Device |
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Cited By (22)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GB2134057A (en) * | 1983-02-02 | 1984-08-08 | James Kevan Mcmahon | Steering lock |
| EP0224977A2 (en) * | 1985-11-26 | 1987-06-10 | Winner, James | Automobile steering lock |
| US4823573A (en) * | 1988-07-29 | 1989-04-25 | Latta Lee M | Steering wheel lock |
| US4856308A (en) * | 1985-11-26 | 1989-08-15 | James Winner | Automobile steering lock |
| US4935047A (en) * | 1988-12-20 | 1990-06-19 | James E. Winner, Jr. | Steering wheel lock |
| US4970884A (en) * | 1990-02-07 | 1990-11-20 | Wolo Manufacturing Corporation | Steering wheel lock |
| US4974433A (en) * | 1989-11-03 | 1990-12-04 | Wang Jin Yuan | Car lock for locking both the steering wheel and a stereo receiver of a car |
| US5005389A (en) * | 1988-12-14 | 1991-04-09 | Wang Mao Hsiung | Steering wheel lock |
| US5014529A (en) * | 1990-10-12 | 1991-05-14 | Wu Wen Yin | Extensible car lock |
| US5174138A (en) * | 1991-08-02 | 1992-12-29 | Alice Shen | Steering wheel lock |
| WO1993005988A1 (en) * | 1991-09-19 | 1993-04-01 | Security Guard Wheel Locks Pty. Ltd. | Vehicle anti-theft devices |
| US5212973A (en) * | 1990-03-27 | 1993-05-25 | Staden Gerald M Van | Motor vehicle theft deterrent device |
| US5315848A (en) * | 1993-01-19 | 1994-05-31 | Beyer Terrance L | Wheel lock |
| US5325688A (en) * | 1993-05-10 | 1994-07-05 | Jaw Jia J | Assembly optional multi-purpose automobile lock |
| US5433095A (en) * | 1993-07-06 | 1995-07-18 | Mitchell; Thomas M. | Basketball hoop security device |
| US5454241A (en) * | 1992-12-29 | 1995-10-03 | Metro Products (Accessories & Leisure) Limited | Vehicle steering wheel anti theft device |
| US5454240A (en) * | 1993-10-27 | 1995-10-03 | Whitney, Jr.; Timothy E. | Automobile anti-theft device - the shield |
| US5491990A (en) * | 1994-04-21 | 1996-02-20 | Von-Lambert; Shone M. | Steering wheel disabling device |
| US6112560A (en) * | 1998-06-29 | 2000-09-05 | Mabee; Larry | Track lock for snowmobiles |
| US6116065A (en) * | 1998-08-13 | 2000-09-12 | Winner Aviation Corporation | Anti-theft device for aircraft |
| US6173590B1 (en) | 2000-01-27 | 2001-01-16 | Bryan Witchey | Skid steer lock |
| GB2423969A (en) * | 2005-03-10 | 2006-09-13 | Patrick Mcenery | Anti-theft device for a vehicle steering wheel |
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1979
- 1979-12-12 GB GB7942802A patent/GB2039840A/en not_active Withdrawn
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| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GB2134057A (en) * | 1983-02-02 | 1984-08-08 | James Kevan Mcmahon | Steering lock |
| EP0224977A2 (en) * | 1985-11-26 | 1987-06-10 | Winner, James | Automobile steering lock |
| EP0224977A3 (en) * | 1985-11-26 | 1988-02-24 | Winner, James | Automobile steering lock |
| US4856308A (en) * | 1985-11-26 | 1989-08-15 | James Winner | Automobile steering lock |
| AU613552B2 (en) * | 1985-11-26 | 1991-08-01 | Winner International Royalty Llc | Automobile steering lock |
| US4823573A (en) * | 1988-07-29 | 1989-04-25 | Latta Lee M | Steering wheel lock |
| US5005389A (en) * | 1988-12-14 | 1991-04-09 | Wang Mao Hsiung | Steering wheel lock |
| US4935047A (en) * | 1988-12-20 | 1990-06-19 | James E. Winner, Jr. | Steering wheel lock |
| US5865044A (en) * | 1988-12-20 | 1999-02-02 | Winner International Royalty Corporation | Steering wheel lock |
| US6694784B2 (en) | 1988-12-20 | 2004-02-24 | Winner International Royalty Llc | Steering wheel lock |
| US6240753B1 (en) | 1988-12-20 | 2001-06-05 | Winner International Royalty Llc | Steering wheel lock |
| US4974433A (en) * | 1989-11-03 | 1990-12-04 | Wang Jin Yuan | Car lock for locking both the steering wheel and a stereo receiver of a car |
| US4970884A (en) * | 1990-02-07 | 1990-11-20 | Wolo Manufacturing Corporation | Steering wheel lock |
| US5212973A (en) * | 1990-03-27 | 1993-05-25 | Staden Gerald M Van | Motor vehicle theft deterrent device |
| AU650007B2 (en) * | 1990-03-27 | 1994-06-09 | Gerald Michael van Staden | Motor vehicle theft deterrent device |
| US5014529A (en) * | 1990-10-12 | 1991-05-14 | Wu Wen Yin | Extensible car lock |
| US5174138A (en) * | 1991-08-02 | 1992-12-29 | Alice Shen | Steering wheel lock |
| WO1993005988A1 (en) * | 1991-09-19 | 1993-04-01 | Security Guard Wheel Locks Pty. Ltd. | Vehicle anti-theft devices |
| US5381679A (en) * | 1991-09-19 | 1995-01-17 | Cummins; Ian G. | Vehicle steering wheel anti-theft devices |
| US5454241A (en) * | 1992-12-29 | 1995-10-03 | Metro Products (Accessories & Leisure) Limited | Vehicle steering wheel anti theft device |
| US5315848A (en) * | 1993-01-19 | 1994-05-31 | Beyer Terrance L | Wheel lock |
| US5325688A (en) * | 1993-05-10 | 1994-07-05 | Jaw Jia J | Assembly optional multi-purpose automobile lock |
| US5433095A (en) * | 1993-07-06 | 1995-07-18 | Mitchell; Thomas M. | Basketball hoop security device |
| US5454240A (en) * | 1993-10-27 | 1995-10-03 | Whitney, Jr.; Timothy E. | Automobile anti-theft device - the shield |
| US5491990A (en) * | 1994-04-21 | 1996-02-20 | Von-Lambert; Shone M. | Steering wheel disabling device |
| US6112560A (en) * | 1998-06-29 | 2000-09-05 | Mabee; Larry | Track lock for snowmobiles |
| US6116065A (en) * | 1998-08-13 | 2000-09-12 | Winner Aviation Corporation | Anti-theft device for aircraft |
| US6173590B1 (en) | 2000-01-27 | 2001-01-16 | Bryan Witchey | Skid steer lock |
| GB2423969A (en) * | 2005-03-10 | 2006-09-13 | Patrick Mcenery | Anti-theft device for a vehicle steering wheel |
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| WAP | Application withdrawn, taken to be withdrawn or refused ** after publication under section 16(1) |