Protective safety lock
US4134279A · kind A · utility
16Cited by
2References
4Claims
0Family size
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 22, 1977 |
| Grant date | Jan 16, 1979 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 22, 1997 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T70/796
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In a steering column locking device a further protective mechanism for said locking device composed of an enclosure composed of two substantially semi-circular side walls, structurally hinged by concealed hinges at each of one extreme, a pair of open chambers forming a part of the other extremities of the side walls, the chambers being slidable one within the other. A cylindrical lock mechanism is carried by one open chamber and is keyed to operate a slug depending from the lock so that the slug engages an aperture in the other chamber thereby locking the two semi-circular walls about the steering column locking device.
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