Patent Room

This ornamental radiator cap offers safety advice. 1926. Invented by Alfred T. Manning.

A steering wheel tray for multitasking commuters. For some reason the practice of driving with a drink and food balanced on the steering wheel never caught on. 1950. Invented by Rufus P. Steadman.

Steering wheel. Handle with care. 1937. Invented by Felix J. Kathe.

A steering wheel for a "motor vehicle or the like." 1939. Invented by Daniel S. Hoover.

A combined vehicle steering wheel and horn ring. 1953. Invented by John T. McCreary.

A novelty design for an after-market hood ornament. Alex Tremulis is known for designing the Tucker automobile and Star Trek's 'Enterprise' spaceship. 1951. Invented by Alexander S. Tremulis.

A "6" radiator ornament design for Ternstedt Manufacturing Company. 1926. Invented by William Schnell.

A radiator ornament design for General Motors. You can see the actual thing here. 1935. Invented by Harry Shaw and Chris J. Klein.

A truck with the face of a plump bug. 1951. Invented by James R. Selzer.

A seductive radiator cap ornament assigned to the Stover Signal Engineering Company of Racine, Wisconsin. 1926. Invented by Emory P. Seidel.