Automobile locking apparatus
US4538845A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 26, 1983 |
| Grant date | Sep 3, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 26, 2003 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T292/62
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
This automobile locking apparatus includes a one-piece, molded, plastic body having a pivotal door latch and associated ratchet pivotally mounted in a recess in one side thereof and a cooperating release lever and locking lever pivotally mounted, respectively, on a pair of integral sleeves which project from the opposite side of said body coaxially of the pivot axes of said latch and ratchet. A link which interconnects the release and locking levers, respectively, is engageable with a pin on the ratchet to prevent the locking lever to be swung into a locking position except which the release lever has been swung to a door-opening position.
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