Car door latch release tool
US5642648A · kind A · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 29, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jul 1, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 29, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB25B33/00
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A tool for non-destructively unlatching the door handle of a vehicle which has been locked with the window upraised. The tool comprises a relatively rigid elongate tube which is insertable into the door cavity, and the tube has a relatively rigid gripping rod slidably positioned therein. At its front end, the gripping rod has an eyelet which is adapted to hook onto a latching linkage rod located within the vehicle door. An operating handle is secured to the rear end of the gripping rod and, by pulling and withdrawing the gripping rod, a positive gripping force is exerted on the latching link rod so that the same may be moved to unlatch the door handle. Two embodiments are disclosed whereby the tool is effective for use with vertically or horizontally oriented linkage rods.
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