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Abstract

A steering wheel and air bag antitheft locking apparatus for preventing theft of a vehicle or air bag having a steering wheel with a wheel rim and a wheel spoke includes a tubular outer wheel spanning member having a receiving end and a handle end; an elongate inner wheel spanning member having an entry end and an outwardly protruding end, the entry end being telescopingly fitted into the outer wheel spanning member receiving end; where the inner wheel spanning member protruding end has attached a first pair of outwardly opening wheel rim engaging hooks; where one of the handle end and the protruding end protrudes substantially radially from the steering wheel when the apparatus is engaged to prevent turning of the steering wheel sufficiently to drive the vehicle; and where a second pair of outwardly opening wheel rim engaging hooks is attached to the outer wheel spanning member between the receiving end and the handle end; and a key operated locking mechanism which releasibly secures the inner and outer wheel spanning members together at any of several telescopic extensions, the locking mechanism including a key passageway; and a key for operating the locking mechanism including at least three radially extending key edged flanges. Pairs of wheel rim engaging hooks are preferably provided so that the wheel engaging hooks of each pair straddle the steering wheel spoke while engaging the steering wheel rim, to prevent a thief from removing the apparatus using a cut through the wheel rim and sliding one pair of hooks to and through the cut.

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