Locking device for attachment means
Abstract
Abstract THE SPECIFICATION DISCLOSES A LOCKING DEVICE FOR THREADED ATTACHMENT MEANS, USUALLY ADAPTED TO ATTACH AN AUXILIARY SUPPORTABLE OBJECT, SUCH AS A TAPE PLAYING TRANSDUCER MEANS, ALTHOUGH NOT SPECIFICALLY SO LIMITED, WITH RESPECT TO AN AUXILIARY MOUNTING STRUCTURE WHICH, IN CERTAIN FORMS, MAY BE A MOUNTING BRACKET ATTACHED UNDERNEATH THE INSTRUMENT PANEL OF A MOTOR VEHICLE, ALTHOUGH NOT SPECIFICALLY SO LIMITED IN ALL FORMS OF THE INVENTION. THE LOCKING DEVICE INCLUDES A BASE PLATE MEMBER AND A COVER PLATE MEMBER ADAPTED TO BE ATTACHED TO SUCH AN AUXILIARY SUPPORTABLE OBJECT AND TO SUCH AN AUXILIARY MOUNTING STRUCTURE AND TO EFFECTIVELY PROTECT AND COVER SUCH THREADED ATTACHMENT MEANS SO AS TO PREVENT THE UNAUTHORIZED DIS- ENGAGEMENT THEREOF EXCEPT WHEN THE COVER PLATE MEMBER IS MOVED FROM A PROTECTIVE POSITION INTO AN OPEN POSITION, WHICH IS NORMALLY PREVENTED BY LOCKING MEANS COOPERATING THEREWITH AND ADAPTED TO BE NORMALLY LOCKED BUT TO BE CONTROLLABLY UNLOCKABLE BY AN AUTHORIZED PERSON IN THE VENT THAT THE AUXILIARY SUPPORTABLE OBJECT IS TO BE DISENGAGED FROM THE AUXILIARY MOUNTING STRUCTURE.
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- 👤 Dallas W Earl
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