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2. Brodie knob - Wikipedia

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   Aged Brodie knob on the steering wheel of a forklift Brodie knob on an Oliver tractor Spinner added to the steering wheel of a Rambler Classic. A brodie knob (alternative spelling: brody knob) is a doorknob-shaped handle that attaches to the steering wheel of an automobile or other vehicle or equipment with a steering wheel. Other names for ...

3. Ship's wheel - Wikipedia

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   Diagram of the steering gear of an 18th- to 19th-century sailing ship [3]: 151 Helm of TS Golden Bear. A ship's wheel is composed of eight cylindrical wooden spokes (though sometimes as few as six or as many as ten or twelve depending on the wheel's size and how much force is needed to turn it.) shaped like balusters and all joined at a central wooden hub or nave (sometimes covered with a ...

4. Steering wheel - Wikipedia

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   The number of spokes in the steering wheel has continuously changed. Most early cars had four-spoke steering wheels. [25] A Banjo steering wheel was an option in early automobiles. [26] They predate power steering. The wire spokes were a buffer or absorber between the driver's hands and the vibration transmitted from the road surfaces.

5. Talk:Brodie knob - Wikipedia

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   Yes, in 1937 and 1947, Mr. Joel R. Thorp was awarded no less than two (2) U.S. Patents, #2,101,519 and #2,432,262 for the "steering wheel spinner knob". The Wisconsin inventor was also awarded Design Patent D141293 S, " Design for a steering wheel spinner knob " in 1945.

6. Spinner (wheel) - Wikipedia

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   Two bladed spinner on a wire wheel 1967 AMC simulated wire wheel cover with spinner. The spinner or "knock-off" originated with Rudge-Whitworth center lock wire wheels and hubs, which were first patented in 1908. [1] [2] The spinner was a threaded, winged nut designed to keep the wheel fastened to the hub. They were screwed on and "knocked on ...

7. GM-owned Cruise has lost interest in cars without steering ...

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   And just last week, Aicha Evans, CEO of Amazon-owned Zoox, laid out her company’s plans to jump into commercial service out-of-the-gate with its own zero-steering-wheel vehicle when it launches ...