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Lock for motor vehicle door and method for installation of same

US5907964A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 7, 1997
Grant dateJun 1, 1999
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Expiry dateAug 7, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T292/1089
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A cylinder-type lock for a motor vehicle door, having a lock housing and a plug lever, intend for control by the plug and able to move along a wall of the housing. An orifice is provided in the wall of the housing and another orifice is provided in the plug lever; the two orifices face one another when the lever is in an appropriate position for mounting. A wedge interacts with the two orifices in order to immobilize the lever with respect to the housing.

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