MUMBAI, India, May 2 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202311072932 A) filed by Hyundai Motor Company; and Kia Corporation, Seoul, Republic of Korea, on Oct. 26, 2023, for 'snap fit steering wheel assembly.'

Inventor(s) include Sirigireddy, Vivekananda Reddy.

The application for the patent was published on May 2, under issue no. 18/2025.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present invention relates to an assembly for the steering wheel of a vehicle, and more particularly to a structure of the steering wheel fitting assembly with a simplified snap-fit installation process. In particular, the present invention provides a self-locking mechanism for steering wheel assem...