Patent Application
20240092277
Using a cell phone when operating a vehicle creates enormous potential for accidents, injuries and/or fatal occurrences on driving roads, as it is an easy distraction. Although efforts to stop phone usage while driving exist, many drivers continue to do so regardless of the real consequences of such behavior. There have been no products available as original equipment or as an aftermarket to address this problem.
An apparatus to simplify the use of a cell phone while operating a vehicle is not being met by any known device or system at present. There have been no products available as original equipment or as an aftermarket to address this problem either.
The main purpose of the steering wheel attachment for phone is to provide users with a phone case that attaches to a vehicle's steering wheel to prevent individuals from holding their phone while driving.
A steering wheel attachment comprising a steering wheel cover configured to attach to the steering wheel via perimeter portions thereof and comprise an axial portion thereof. The disclosure also includes a pocket attached to the axial portion and configured to secure a cell phone thereto, wherein the pocket defines openings for audio and operations. The disclosure further includes attachments for the pocket to the axial portion and for the perimeter portions to the steering wheel.
Throughout the description, similar reference numbers may be used to identify similar elements depicted in multiple embodiments. Although specific embodiments of the invention have been described and illustrated, the invention is not to be limited to the specific forms or arrangements of parts so described and illustrated. The scope of the invention is to be defined by the claims appended hereto and their equivalents.
Reference will now be made to exemplary embodiments illustrated in the drawings and specific language will be used herein to describe the same. It will nevertheless be understood that no limitation of the scope of the disclosure is thereby intended. Alterations and further modifications of the inventive features illustrated herein and additional applications of the principles of the inventions as illustrated herein, which would occur to one skilled in the relevant art and having possession of this disclosure, are to be considered within the scope of the invention.
The present disclosed steering wheel attachment for phone, also known as the “Pivot Ring” offers a modern accessory that provides a hands-free solution to using a phone while driving in effort to significantly reduce the likelihood of vehicle collision. Meant to complement the initial design of a typical steering wheel, the pivot ring introduces a novel vinyl or leather cover that snaps onto the entire surface of a steering wheel. Users simply slide their devices into the clear plastic pocket located in the center of the cover empowering them to access their devices as they normally would, as the unit would be securely present in eye view. With the pivot ring, users will no longer have to take their eyes off of the road to look for their phones or navigate them for varying reasons, such as: managing in-coming and out-going calls, for destination map support, controlling music, and other options for using a mobile device. This innovative, top-quality product ensures a more convenient means of using their cellular devices while driving.
Although the operations of the method(s) herein are shown and described in a particular order, the order of the operations of each method may be altered so that certain operations may be performed in an inverse order or so that certain operations may be performed, at least in part, concurrently with other operations. In another embodiment, instructions or sub-operations of distinct operations may be implemented in an intermittent and/or alternating manner.
