Motorcar door lock mechanism

Claim 1

A VEHICLE DOOR LOCKING MECHANISM COMPRISING, IN COMBINATIN, A LATCHING ELEMENT MOVABLY MOUNTED ON THE DOOR AND MOVABLE IN A FIRST DIRECTION TO LATCH THE DOOR AND IN A SECOND AND REVERSE DIRECTION TO UNLATCH THE DOOR; A DETENT MEANS MOVABLY MOUNTED ON THE DOOR AND NORMALLY ENGAGED WITH SAID LATCHING ELEMENT AND PREVENTING MOVEMENT OF THE LATTER INN A DOOR UNLATCHING DIRECTION; A MANUALLY ACTUABLE DOOR OPERATOR MOVABLY MOUNTED ON THE DOR FOR FREE MOVEMENT RELATIVE TO SAID DETENT MEANS, SAID OPERATOR, WHEN CONNECTED TO SAID DETENT MEANS, MOVING THE LATTER TO DISENGAGE ITS ASSOCIATED LATCHING ELEMENT; MEANS BIASING SAID DETENT MEANS TO ENGAGE ITS ASSOCIATED LATCHING ELEMENT; A CONNECTOR SEPARATE FROM AND SELECTIVELY ENGAGEABLE WITH BOTH SAID OPERATOR AND SAID DETENT MEANS TO MECHANICALLY INTERLOCK THE SAME FOR CONJOINT OPERATION, AND SELECTIVELY DISENGAGEABLE FROM BOTH SAID OPERATION AND SAID DETENT MENS FOR MANUAL AND IDLE ACTUATION OF SAID OPERATOR INDEPENDENTLY OF SAID DETENT MEANS; ELECTROMAGNETIC MEANS CONTROLLING SUCH ENGAGEMENT AND DISENGAGEMENT OF SAID CONNECTOR RELATIVE TO SAID OPERATOR AND SAID DETENT MEANS; AND A KEY OPERATED SWITCH CONTROLLING CONNECTION OF SAID ELECTROMAGNETIC MEANS TO A SOURCE OF POTENTIAL.