TIMOTHY EUGENE KEEBLE
Pilots at Dairy Ln, Lenoir City, TN

6318144, Nov 20, 2001

Aug 15, 2000

9/638361

Timothy E. Keeble - Lenoir City TN

B21J 1308

72457

A vehicle accident rescue tool, constructed so as to lift and pull a steering column vertically and horizontally. The rescue tool (10) includes a base (12), a base arm (14) carried by base (12) and, preferably, disposed at a substantially right angle to base (12). Base arm (14) includes a distal end (16) that carries a first actuator anchor point (18) and a stabilizer anchor point (20). Stabilizer anchor point (20) provides a point of attachment for a first detention cable (22) for securing the distal end (16) to a selected point on the vehicle frame. A lifting arm (36) is pivotally attached to base arm (14) and spaced apart from base (12) a selected distance. The distal end (38) of lifting arm (36) carries a second actuator anchor point (40) and an additional anchor point (42). In use, rescue tool (10) is placed on the vehicle with base (12) proximate the steering column and, preferably, positioned over a portion of the vehicle capable of supporting a load. An actuator (44) is operatively engaged with first and second actuator anchor points (18) and (40), respectively, so as to provide a force that pulls lifting arm (36) in a pivoting fashion.

6322099, Nov 27, 2001

Jun 30, 2000

9/607664

Timothy E. Keeble - Lenoir City TN

B60R 2100

280727

A safety device for restraining and deflating an airbag. The safety device 10 is intended to be used by rescue personnel at vehicle accident scenes to prevent the risk of injury to rescue personnel and/or an accident victim from an inadvertent deployment of a vehicle's driver's side self-inflating restraint, commonly referred to, and referred to herein, as an airbag. The safety device 10 is securable to a conventional steering wheel 12 and provides a rigid barrier between the steering wheel 12 and a rescuer or accident victim. The safety device 10 includes a rigid, shield member 15, having a front 17 side and a back side 18. At least one cutting member 20 for rupturing the airbag upon deployment is disposed on the back side 18 of the shield member 15. A cage member 30 depends from the back side 18 of the shield member 15 and receives a first portion 32 of the steering wheel 12. The cage member 30 cooperates with a locking member 50, and is in spaced relation from the locking member 50 which receives a second portion of the steering wheel 12, in order to fix the safety device 10 to the steering wheel 12 in a positive locking manner.